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Been getting better with my painting but never used red much (did ogres & dwarfs).

Now I primed my arachnarok black and though hmm mechrite would do as its a foundation. But even applied neat its sooo thin, it may as well be a wash!

Am I using the wrong primer colour? cos even on white its useless!

Thanks for any advice.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142747.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142747.page GMT
You might want to check out Army Painter colored primer. I used the Dragon Red on my Arachnarok, pictures are in my gallery under "works on progress". That's the red primer, one coat of Baal Red wash, and highlighted with a drybrush of Blazing Orange. I think it looks great on a giant spider.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142761.page GMT May you want to go grey to red b/c that´s way easier and wont take that many layers but black to red can be a mess. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142844.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142844.page GMT That being said, it can't hurt to thin it some in order to get smoother coverage and prevent obscuring details.

When I go to paint red on a model (a Blood Angel for example) I try and use a light grey primer. This helps me see the detail on the model and keeps me from having to paint more than one good coat with some touch ups.
Here's how I paint Blood Angels showing how I use Mechrite Red on my models.
http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2010/04/blood-angels-how-to-paint-red.html

If you're up for stripping your model, a light grey primer might help out.
If not, you could always try a heavy drybrush of light grey over the black primer to help lighten it some.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142981.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3142981.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3145857.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/387014/3145857.page GMT