i know the golden rule of mini painting is to thin your paints, but at what stage do you ned to be thick and use em stright out of the pot? i mean really small size, like semi closed eyes on 28mm stuff. i mean is it a good idea not thin cos at that size the paint will just run off?
how small do you go when finnaly stop thinning?
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alextheartist
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Eyes are the only thing i dont thin for, everything else gets thinned. And thats only the colour and pupil that doesnt get thinned.
Alex
Alex
generulpoleaxe
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i thin everything by different amounts depending on the technique needed.
the only thing i don\'t thin for is drybrushing.
the only thing i don\'t thin for is drybrushing.
freakinacage
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i thin everything, especially dry brushing
Ditto thin everything.
Currently working on thinning my waistline as well. (Couldn\'t resist.) lol
Currently working on thinning my waistline as well. (Couldn\'t resist.) lol
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donga666
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I\'m working on mine too!
I thin the paints in the pots, I have a dropper bottle of clean water to add directly to the pots. It works well except my Dwarf flesh which I added too much water to!!!!:cussing::cussing:
Paints last ALOT longer too, GW\'s naff bottles are less of a problem now.
alextheartist
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I had the same problem with my catachan green 
far too much water..
Alex
far too much water..Alex
QuietiManes
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Me too...three? \'Cept I\'m on a \"maintenance\" plan, just had a donair, nachos and poutine for lunch. Yum yum. My stomach hurts now though
I thin everything, painting-wise. Thin squad markings and text on tanks/banners etc a little less. Sometimes a lot less for that hardly noticeable \"raised\" detail that frankly, almost never works right.
redarmy27
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I thin everything as well, except for eyes, other facial detail that needs to be precise and drybrushing.
I find it funny how I used to almost go right out of the pot when I first started painting to now using a wet pallete and thining my paints down a lot. More time but better results.
I find it funny how I used to almost go right out of the pot when I first started painting to now using a wet pallete and thining my paints down a lot. More time but better results.
Guess it would depend on the paint used... some brand are thinner, and some colors vary withing that same brand.
Not thinning at all is always a bad Idea, but thinning less for very small areas would make sense.
If you paint small details with thick paint, and then want to retouch it, or add something, it can get really crappy fast.
Not thinning at all is always a bad Idea, but thinning less for very small areas would make sense.
If you paint small details with thick paint, and then want to retouch it, or add something, it can get really crappy fast.
@redarmy27 and Greenone:
Why should thin paint stop you from being precise?
If your paint is so thin that you can\'t control it then you need to reduce the amount of liquid in the brush not the dilution.
Draw the excess off the brush onto a peper towel, then apply to the figure.
If it\'s your brush not maintaining able to hold it\'s point, REPLACE THE BRUSH.
Why should thin paint stop you from being precise?
If your paint is so thin that you can\'t control it then you need to reduce the amount of liquid in the brush not the dilution.
Draw the excess off the brush onto a peper towel, then apply to the figure.
If it\'s your brush not maintaining able to hold it\'s point, REPLACE THE BRUSH.
boristfrog
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Heston as Mike says there\'s a big difference between thin paint and too much on the brush.
You just build up lots of layers - I know you like layers.
You just build up lots of layers - I know you like layers.
Einion
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The easy answer to this is when you think it\'s appropriate.
Paint consistency, even for the same colour from the same maker, can and does vary; an old pot of Colour X won\'t be the same as when you first opened it 10 months previously. So you need to thin not by formula but to get to a given consistency, which you judge by eye and experience.
Like the point already made, paint won\'t run off if you apply the right amount of it, i.e. if the brush isn\'t overloaded. Think of it this way, if you\'ve just rinsed out a brush, wiped it and you brushed that over the surface of a painted mini, would the water run off? No, it would just dampen the surface, right? Same thing if there\'s a little paint in with the water.
Einion
