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May 2, 2020 at 5:40 pm #1521687

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Watering down paint is a good idea as its the same thing that you’d do with regular brushwork. For me I go with Vallejo Flow Improver and have been happy with results over their paint thinner. The former doesn’t end up clogging like the latter does when put in the airbrush.

As far as brands I’d say look Vallejo Air if you wanted directly engineered paint but the info floating around these boards, as well as some Golden Button winners, has been that inks really work. A basic black paint and then a white ink zenithal works awesome. Be sure to gloss coat over the primer step so the colors stay true in value. Trust me on making the mistake of not doing that. It might give you good results for mixing on the fly is you were to put in a retarder and then spray in subtle highlights/shading.

While I’m not keen on the presentation in the by Next Level Painting for the persona but he’s got good info. Luke on the other hand is down to earth and gives even more to try and save some money. Here’s my contribution for what has helped me.