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Hello,

I'm trying to locate an airbrush friendly paint (ideally Citadel) that will be the same or nearly the same color as Corax white and Chaos black rattle cans.

I'm NOT using them as a primer. I'm using them as a base coat, following the Games Workshop painting suggestions.

Will Abaddon black achieve the same result as Chaos black? Citadel makes Abaddon black in an 'air' version, so that'd be nice and easy.

I have NO idea what to use in place of Corax white. I've read Corax white is a slightly grey color?


Thanks in advance!

- Garrett
   
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The problem with the Chaos Black rattle cans as I remember it is the finish not the colour. Even when GW sold Chaos Black as both a brush on and spray on paint the finishes were still different.

Unfortunately the only solution is to either not use the rattle cans or to use the rattle can and then paint over with Abaddon Black (this is what is recommended in the Warhammer TV painting guides).
   
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Foxfyre wrote:
The problem with the Chaos Black rattle cans as I remember it is the finish not the colour. Even when GW sold Chaos Black as both a brush on and spray on paint the finishes were still different.

Unfortunately the only solution is to either not use the rattle cans or to use the rattle can and then paint over with Abaddon Black (this is what is recommended in the Warhammer TV painting guides).


That's perfect, because I can prime and then airbrush Abaddon Black (since Citaldel carries it as an airbrush paint) as the base.

Any suggestions for Corax white?
   
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Have you painted with corax white?

I don’t remember it being greyish but I chucked mine ages ago. What are you using it for? If you want a white base I think there’s lots of options but I’d pickup a white airbrush primer.

Or if you need a base and not a primer then Vallejo air must do a white.
   
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mrFickle wrote:
Have you painted with corax white?

I don’t remember it being greyish but I chucked mine ages ago. What are you using it for? If you want a white base I think there’s lots of options but I’d pickup a white airbrush primer.

Or if you need a base and not a primer then Vallejo air must do a white.



I'm trying to follow the Citadel paint color recommedations for base coloring (most of) the Nighthaunt units. They used Corax white. I just wanted to airbrush it, not spray can it.
   
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From Hexwraiths Made Easy on Warhammer Community, a painting guide by Tyler Mengel posted back in 2017 before Corax White was available in a paint pot:

I primed the model with Corax White to act as my basecoat. If you need to do any touch up this colour is pretty close to Ulthuan Grey...

Ulthuan Grey is a light grey color on the cool side, so going on this I would not call Corax White a 'pure' white (I don't have a pot of Corax White).

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grit621 wrote:
mrFickle wrote:
Have you painted with corax white?

I don’t remember it being greyish but I chucked mine ages ago. What are you using it for? If you want a white base I think there’s lots of options but I’d pickup a white airbrush primer.

Or if you need a base and not a primer then Vallejo air must do a white.



I'm trying to follow the Citadel paint color recommedations for base coloring (most of) the Nighthaunt units. They used Corax white. I just wanted to airbrush it, not spray can it.


Then how about buying the paint and some airbrush thinner and making your own stock of airbrush-able corax white. I know Green Stuff world do an airbrush thinner that I have used and I expect Vallejo do one.

I might just take some mixing because my experience of all GW whites in a pot is they get lumpy.
   
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I think that's what I'm going to try.

I've read/watched tons of stuff about repotting Citadel paint into droppers. Sometimes people use water, other times they use an airbrush medium. I think I'm going to try the latter. I'm hoping I can still brush with it, but it should be easier to further thin it down for my airbrush. Fingers crossed!
   
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I think if you thin it down to airbrushing then you will probably find it works as a thin layer or glaze. It might be worth only thinning half or buying a separate bottle.
   
 
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