SMOKE...

[daemon boy]

hello there, i recently and happily found a local stockist of vallejo! i picked up : flat red, khaki grey,and smoke.
the first paints are nice, but the smoke wash is rather strange. am i doing something wrong, i watered it down, but there seems to be loads of pigments floating? what is \"smoke\" most used for?, i know it is a wash but... bah?
thanks- tim

 

[Skinskinner]

Smoke?? Dont know Tim, but where did you get it. Bring it down at the weekend to GW and i will have a look.Adam:bouncy:

 

[Ritual]

Vallejo Smoke should be somewhat like an ink in consistency. It is best used, IMO, for washing metallics with, to dirty them up a bit. Sounds like you get heavy separation of the pigments. Does this happen when you water it down or is it separated already when you pour the stuff out of the bottle? Try shaking the hell out of it and vary the amount of water you put into it.

 

[daemon boy]

to adam: i got it from the model store on fisherton st , ill bring it down and u can have a play.
to ritual: it only goes pigmenty when i watered it down, otherwise it is fine.

 

[Ritual]

Try less water then, and stir vigorously. If you have some flow aid additive you might try some of that as well.

 

[daemon boy]

thanks

 

[Dragonsreach]

It can be a swine for pigment clumping.
Try easing the top out of the dropper bottle and drop in a small piece of metal as an agitator.
Helps, but doesn\'t always stop it.

 

[Avelorn]

I\'ve used smoke for metals... it does contain small pigments that creates a little texture..

Article about it

 

[daemon boy]

Originally posted by Dragonsreach
It can be a swine for pigment clumping.
Try easing the top out of the dropper bottle and drop in a small piece of metal as an agitator.
Helps, but doesn\'t always stop it.

presumably not magnesium?