<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "using foundation paints question"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net using foundation paints question 40k ive strarted again, but ive run into a interesting snag.

back in the day i knew we needed to water down our paints to get a nice thin coat.

but with the foudation paints(khemri brown) over a choas black base, ive found that i can still see some black (yes it was a even coat)

now my question is.... is it a good idea to water down the foundation paint (1:3 ratio)

edit: after drying it does look totally different.. but i can still see a few slips. for now im going to remedy this by doing a thin coat over the first.

but my question still remains]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2279953.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2279953.page GMT using foundation paints question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280038.page GMT using foundation paints question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280063.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280063.page GMT using foundation paints question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280066.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280066.page GMT using foundation paints question
pogo wrote:...is it a good idea to water down the foundation paint (1:3 ratio)


RayvenQ wrote:I water my foundations around 1:1 or 1:2 and ti works fine...


Hans Chung-Otterson wrote:The Privateer Press modeling/painting DVD suggests a 1:8 ratio...



Probably a really daft question, but are those ratios paint:water or water:paint?




Apart from the 1:1, obv.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280661.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280661.page GMT using foundation paints question afaik (at least how i did it) its 1(paint): 2(water)

I think the other ones are that way too.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280722.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280722.page GMT Re:using foundation paints question http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280888.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2280888.page GMT Re:using foundation paints question
i was doing 1:1 for the foudation, but i relized that it was like a choas black in the bottle, so i gave it more of a shake it it became the shade i needed.

it did take 2 coats of it to smooth it all out, thank god i tested it on the pilot for my project and not the acual vehicle itself.

al least one good thing came from it (i found a colour i was looking for)

from now on though ill try a 1:2 ratio (water:paint) and see where that takes me.

also i am sorry about the noobish question but its been about 4-6 years since i painted my tau.

and this foundation paint is kinda new to me.. but seems like its just normal paint.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2281325.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/336810/2281325.page GMT using foundation paints question
RayvenQ wrote:afaik (at least how i did it) its 1(paint): 2(water)

I think the other ones are that way too.


nope. 1(water):8(paint)
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