<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Base paint as a layer"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Base paint as a layer http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675109.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675109.page GMT Base paint as a layer http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675121.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675121.page GMT Re:Base paint as a layer http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675170.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675170.page GMT Re:Base paint as a layer
Matthwkrause wrote:
First prime it with the macragge blue spray then go over with a shade then paint the blue on top again. I water it down enough to get 4 coats until I get the right color


You never primer anything with non primer paint. You can use macragge blue spray as a basecoat after the primer. Not a primer. You might be having the problem with the paint sticking to the model because you're not using a primer underneath the basecoat.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675216.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675216.page GMT Base paint as a layer
Matthwkrause wrote:
Hey there, I've been using a base (macragge blue) for a layer and I've been thinning it down a lot. But the paint still looks streaky like you can see the paintbrush marks. Is it not good to use a base as a layer? I like the color but it doesn't look clean . Thank you for any help!
If you are thinning sufficiently it should go on fine. The only paints I use from the GW range are the bases and I use them for layering, airbrushing and base coats.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675336.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675336.page GMT Re:Base paint as a layer http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675878.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675878.page GMT Re:Base paint as a layer
Matthwkrause wrote:
Thank you! Are the skull white and chaos black primer thinner than the spray I've been using?
The Macragge Blue spray isn't the problem here, what you described is not a paint adhesion issue. I still think you might have thinned it a little too much, but if it takes four coats it doesn't sound too bad. Maybe try thinning it a little less and see if that helps, as long as it doesn't obscure any detail. If not, just paint as many coats as it takes to look proper.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675914.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675914.page GMT Base paint as a layer ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675916.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6675916.page GMT Base paint as a layer http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6677711.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6677711.page GMT Base paint as a layer
helotaxi wrote:
If you're thinning it too much with just water, you'll break down the medium in the paint and the pigment will separate. Add a little matte medium when you thin it way out. It will keep the pigment uniform.
I would guess, at least, that this is the issue. Foundation/base paints are more heavily pigmented than normal/layer paints, with a similar starting consistency. If you thin to the same consistency as you normally would a layer, you'll get higher opacity from a base paint. Conversely, if you try to thin to the same opacity, the consistency of the base paint will end up much thinner - quite possibly thin enough to change the paint's behavior (pigment drops out of suspension and clumps, often leading to a streaky and/or chalky finish). Thinning with matte/glaze medium will effectively turn a base into a layer, which can then be thinned with water to your desired consistency.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6679762.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/587189/6679762.page GMT