What do you use to thin your paint?
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Impernouncable
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Depending on the effect I am going for I will thin my paint with water, acrylic thinner, or ink. To my stand water I always add a few drops of Liquitex flow-aid as well.
Depends on the use. For standard basecoating, I use a 2:1 (or 3:1 with Citadel paint) water to paint. For highlighting, it\'s typically a litle more dilute, 4:1. I don\'t use the floor wax concoction except for darklining or washing. I have used Winsor and Newton watercolor retarder and have a tube of acrylic retarder I haven\'t ever used. I have also used Liquitex matte acrylic medium, which is particularly good for taking the shine out of inks. However, since I always coat with dullcote, shine isn\'t typically a problem.
SkyDancer
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Personally I use water, but I\'m just starting to try and blend so that is subject to change 
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Who would use acetone to dilute paint?? It will eat away at the paint brush, if it is a plastic model too much acetone will destroy it, and acetone will take off previos paint if it touchs it.
. Who would use acetone to dilute paint?? It will eat away at the paint brush, if it is a plastic model too much acetone will destroy it, and acetone will take off previos paint if it touchs it.
I use water, and as a little \"kick\" for the blending medium I have been known to use K-Y Jelly. Here is a figure that popped up in a forum discussion a few months back -
http://www.coolminiornot.com/?id=19544
I know it sounds like a surreal medium, but it\'s really worth a try because the results are quite good, especially with wet blending (my preferred technique over layering).
- Otter
\"Never send a ferret to do a weasel\'s work.\"
http://www.coolminiornot.com/?id=19544
I know it sounds like a surreal medium, but it\'s really worth a try because the results are quite good, especially with wet blending (my preferred technique over layering).
- Otter
\"Never send a ferret to do a weasel\'s work.\"
tabithatan
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hmmmmmm mostly water with a drop of soap.... any kind of soap..... it sorta helps the paint go on smoother.....
Flashman14
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water . . . . it\'s free and effective . . .
vincegamer
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On the palette I use the FFF/water mix that\'s so common.
In the pots (since they are always too thick from the store) I use water.
In both cases I use distilled water which is not free, but at .99 per gallon may as well be. (p.s. it\'s the best stuff to use in your iron so I have it around anyway)
In the pots (since they are always too thick from the store) I use water.
In both cases I use distilled water which is not free, but at .99 per gallon may as well be. (p.s. it\'s the best stuff to use in your iron so I have it around anyway)
Beelzebrush
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Just water and now and again I\'ll add some Future (Klear).
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GarnetJubilee
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I also use 3:1 water/future floor wax mix. I have noticed a huge difference in the way the paint goes on as opposed to just water, although my SO thinks I\'m just crazy. The thing that worries me is that there\'s a big warning label on the FFW about not consuming it.. and sometimes my head gets a little achey (and my mouth tastes funny) after I\'ve been painting for a while... but I figure I\'m only swallowing trace amounts and it\'s probably all in my head anyway.
freakinacage
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i use water, wouldn\'t mind trying something like a retarder so i could blend. are there any british people out there who can recommend any products that work? all the stuff for magic washes etc are american brands that i have looked for and generally can\'t find???
Water...unless...
I only use water and from a used Vallejo drip bottle. That\'s to enable me to measure out as accurately as possible thining ratio.
Otherwise for washes, it\'s water plus ... mild dishwasher. It really (I used it and it works) cause the diluted paint to flow easily into the recesses of the minis and somehow it left a nice \"smear\" over the rest of the raised areas. Then when you highlight, through layering, it comes out really well.
I only use water and from a used Vallejo drip bottle. That\'s to enable me to measure out as accurately as possible thining ratio.
Otherwise for washes, it\'s water plus ... mild dishwasher. It really (I used it and it works) cause the diluted paint to flow easily into the recesses of the minis and somehow it left a nice \"smear\" over the rest of the raised areas. Then when you highlight, through layering, it comes out really well.
Originally posted by frenchkid
It seems you really like to post polls
So far I\'ve only been using water, I might try a diluting agent one day, does it make a significant diference???
ya. polls help me figure out what the majority of people do.
I used distilled water and the dilutant. I would say that the water thins out the paint alot more than the Vallejo dilutant. the dilutant also lasts a long time. I am still uncertain whether the dilutant is better since I\'m using Vallejo paints, the paint still applies well to the surface with water too. but it definately goes on good with the dilutant. I know with citadels that my paint use to bead up and not stick good.
