Primer
- Thread starter AegisFang
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Hm, Red on a black surface is very hard to do, I know cause I\'ve been trying for hours now to get a decent red colour on my black primed cold one. Try thinning your paint with water and paint several layers instead of one, or you can try to paint the mini in another colour first (brown maybe, I know that works for yellow) and then paint the red over that. That should do the trick 
But really, if you want to paint a lot of red, use white primer (and lots of thin layers).
But really, if you want to paint a lot of red, use white primer (and lots of thin layers).
Yeah, Astonia\'s right, in that it probably isn\'t your primer so much as the paint itself. Reds are generally low on pigments or something (don\'t really know) but basically it means that they\'re generally hard to cover with. Around three thin layers usually does it, though.
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Red is tricky, but there are two tips I can think of that mght help.
1) If you are going to undercoat black then paint the red areas with something like GW\'s \'Smelly Primer\' first - a couple of thin layers.
or
2) Undercoat white, then give the whole thing a black wash in either very thin paint or black ink. This should settle in the crevices and provide shading later.
I also like to wipe the mini over with a rag before the black has dried to remove as much as possible from the raised surfaces
Red is tricky, but there are two tips I can think of that mght help.
1) If you are going to undercoat black then paint the red areas with something like GW\'s \'Smelly Primer\' first - a couple of thin layers.
or
2) Undercoat white, then give the whole thing a black wash in either very thin paint or black ink. This should settle in the crevices and provide shading later.
I also like to wipe the mini over with a rag before the black has dried to remove as much as possible from the raised surfaces
mickc22
Granddad!
I have never had problems painting red over a black undercoat, just cause it involves a bit more work building up to the desired intensity, that isn\'t a \"problem\" it\'s learning a different technique
(that isn\'t having a dig at anyone just an observation, no offence meant)
having said that, a red/brown would be a suitable base ie vermin, maybe with bit of red gore in it
(that isn\'t having a dig at anyone just an observation, no offence meant)
having said that, a red/brown would be a suitable base ie vermin, maybe with bit of red gore in it
Cerridwyn1st
New member
red/brown base coat...
Regardless of my primer (white or black), I use a base coat of 50/50 VMC Hull Red and Red. I never have problems with streaking when I paint on top of this mix.
Maybe your primer is too slick? I have problems as you discribes sometimes with Tamiya Fine Primer (it is a white primer). If the first layer of paint is too thin, it will shimmy around on the surface of the mini and not stick.
Regardless of my primer (white or black), I use a base coat of 50/50 VMC Hull Red and Red. I never have problems with streaking when I paint on top of this mix.
Maybe your primer is too slick? I have problems as you discribes sometimes with Tamiya Fine Primer (it is a white primer). If the first layer of paint is too thin, it will shimmy around on the surface of the mini and not stick.
