<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Thinning paint?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Thinning paint?
It's time for my very first post here, so I figured it might as well be with a noob question.

I have been painting miniatures for several decades, and before I found this site recently, I thought I was pretty good at it. A couple of things I've picked up here, though, and been very happy with the result, but one thing in particular eludes me, and that is thinning paint. The thought has never occured to me before, but since everything else I picked up here turned out to be great skills, I figured I would try this too. I don't know if I'm doing it wrong, though. I take one drop of paint (Citadel) and add one or two drops of water and mix it with a brush. My problem with this is that it suddenly takes MANY layers for the paint to cover my black primer at all. Is this as it's supposed to be? Is it just me needing to be more patient?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146373.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146373.page GMT Re:Thinning paint?

When consider thinning paints, it is imperative that you understand how your paints behave. With citadel paints, I find that diluting them one part paint to one part water is enough to base-coat miniatures.

One thing I do to test the dilution is to thin out my paints on a palette and drag my paintbrush across from the well I dropped in my paints. If my paint has a consistency of milk (leaves a bit of white residue when you drag it across a porous surface), then I am set.

You could also make it easier on yourself by switching to bottle-dropper paints by Vallejo or reaper, so you can easily control dilution/thinning.

Hope my advice helps. Good luck!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146441.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146441.page GMT Thinning paint?
Dry off your brush between stages.

I've got empty syringes so i use them to get the mix i want each time.

Many thin layers are better than 1 thick one.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146565.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146565.page GMT Thinning paint? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146585.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146585.page GMT Thinning paint?
The main question here is what you are trying to achieve: a quick tabletop paintjob or an award winning display piece?

When painting for tabletop you don't need to thin that much: 5 parts paint with 1 part water is enough for most paints. The new Citadel paints could use a bit more water though.

If you are going for a smooth finish then more water, but also more layers, and more time, are required.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146622.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146622.page GMT Thinning paint?
Also remember different ranges behave differently, as do different paints within the same range sometimes.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146663.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5146663.page GMT Thinning paint? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5147787.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5147787.page GMT Thinning paint? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5149640.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5149640.page GMT Thinning paint?
 MajorTom11 wrote:
Check the acrylic medium link in my sig, should be helpful!


A very educational read. Thank you.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5149944.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/498838/5149944.page GMT