Marik Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Ok I seem to have a problem with Game Color reds it seems no matter how hard I try I can not get the bastards to thicken to any reasonable level and even when I get them to a decent level it takes very little time for them to turn back into an ink like quality. So what the hell am I doing wrong? or am I getting bad batches or is there some ancient ritual I need to perform? [edit] Gory Red is the prime culprit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256740-game-color-reds/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmk17 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Might be your batch. MY VGC reds are on the thicker side. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256740-game-color-reds/#findComment-3124466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GumbaFish Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I had this happen to a different color in the game color range but don't own any reds. I shook it so much but still it was terribly thin so then I took the cap off and actually stirred it up with a bit of wire. All of the pigment had settled on the bottom and I was able to pull up clumps with the wire, so I mixed it back together and it improved the coverage. It might be worth a try, all I was doing when shaking was agitating the binder but it took using the wire to mix the pigment back into it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256740-game-color-reds/#findComment-3126560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I had this happen to a different color in the game color range but don't own any reds. I shook it so much but still it was terribly thin so then I took the cap off and actually stirred it up with a bit of wire. All of the pigment had settled on the bottom and I was able to pull up clumps with the wire, so I mixed it back together and it improved the coverage. It might be worth a try, all I was doing when shaking was agitating the binder but it took using the wire to mix the pigment back into it. Similar effect could be achieved by dropping a small ball-bearing or two into the bottles to work as an agitator. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256740-game-color-reds/#findComment-3130276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GumbaFish Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I had placed a glass bead in there as I do all my paints and it was insufficient to mix it. This was VERY settled and thick on the bottom. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256740-game-color-reds/#findComment-3130343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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