Absolutely smooth blendings with New GW paints ARE possible!

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Greetings, beings!

 

I am a painter more than I am a gamer - and I usually read this forum more than I post, stealing good army lists

But as a painter (for showcase and competitions) I was horrified with the new Citadel colors - the handling was so different that I was rather unhappy. And I was not the only one.

 

Where the new colors were perfect for fast wet-in-wet blendings, smooth color transitions by use of diluted glazes and/or layers were near impossible. The reason for this is the new medium that GW uses for their paints. It has the tendency to create coffee stain like drying spots on the outside of even the most of dilluted paints.

 

I tested all kinds of things today and after around 8 hours I found the solution to "fixing" the GW colors for competitive painters that use blendings (not wet-in-wet).

 

I am sure that that there are one or two people here that would be interested in this, so I decided to post my findings here as well.

 

In short: Use of thinners as the ONLY form of dillution will fix the issue. You will be able to use the new colors the same way (with much better results) than the old ones. Better blendings with stronger colors and higher contrast in half the time. Sounds like an infomercial but isnt :huh: This works for Layer as well as for Base colors.

 

If you like a longer explanation which also sheds light on how to identfy witches and what that has to do with anything - this can be found on my blog:

English version here

German version here

 

I was about to buy all new Vallejo - but now I wont have to :)

 

Again, I hope this is of interest to someone!

 

Party on - I am back to lurking and copying army lists :biggrin:

 

 

P.S.: I got this question a lot: Lahmian Medium will NOT work. Basically that stuff makes the problem worse. It turns the paints even smearier.

[Dark Brotherhood]

Greetings, Zaphod!

 

Only a hoopy frood such as yourself could post such an elegant solution! Thanks!

 

Thinner acquired!

[esinhorn]

Have you tried Vallejos airbrush thinner?Curious if that also works

[Tamwulf]

The only thing I hate about using Thinner, and Tamiya Thinner is really guilty of this, is the fumes. I can't paint with a thinner for that long before it really starts getting to me. You really, really need to be using a mask and well ventilated work area when painting with thinners. DO NOT LICK YOUR BRUSH. I'm guilty of it- I've tried to break myself of the habit, but sometimes I don't realize it and I lick my brush to get the point back.

 

Thinners are dangerous chemicals, and if I have to add a potentially dangerous poison into my paints just to make them work... well, I'd rather use a different paint like P3 or Vallejo that are designed for wet blending.

 

Thanks Zaphod for the heads up! As a side note, I've tried this myself, and it does work, but that's the problem. It takes work. I'd rather just open up a paint bottle, add some water, and go for it.

[mstersmith]

I use windex and it works just fine for me.

[Kandyman]

does windex really work? cuz that would be hillarious!

[Hemal]

Lahmian mendium works a treat - I used it with my masterclass and can safely say I doubt I'll be using much water to thin paints going forwards - now to find a cheaper version of the medium!!

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

does windex really work? cuz that would be hillarious!

 

I've used it to thin paints for airbrushing.