Vallejo Ink and GW dilution rate

[Rickka]

I want to buy some inks and metallic colours, are Vallejo inks and metallics any good? ( I really like to try out chestnut ink though)

Another question, when I read the painting article from Vallejo it stated that 1 to 1 dilution is for coating and 1 to 5 is the minimum dilution rate for highlighting and shading. Vallejo paint (I used Game Colour) itself is far more diluted than the GW paints, should I follow the guide and make GW dilution for coating to like 1 to 4-5 and shading to 1 to 9/10 ?

 

[matty1001]

GW metallics are generally considered better than Vallejo\'s, though some people use only vallejo and i prefer to use both.

For dilution i wouls say go with what feels right. You say you use vgc so just try and match those consisencys with the GW.
I usually use 1:1 for basecoats, 1:5/6 for layers and 1:9/10 for washes and glazes. Its all just a matter of personnal taste.

 

[Rickka]

But since I\'m just starting out this hobby not too long ago, I think I just stick to the \'formula\' for a while before I get the hang of it.

Actually I bought about 20GW pots from eBay, used them for my first miniature (which looks bad...since I didn\'t thinned down the colour) then bought some Vallejos from local store for colours that I didn\'t have.

At first i think Vallejo is a bit too thin down compared to GW, so just wondering about the dilution rate .....

I tried to use dropper on GW, but it seems they are a little too thick to flow....(they just stuck inside the dropper)

 

[matty1001]

In that case just use that formula and play about abit untill you get used to something that works for you.

You could add a couple of drops of water to the GW paints in the bottles to thin them a bit for the droppers.