Brother Lysander Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 As the subject suggests, can you mix paint and ink? I'm going to tackle my first ever highlights tomorrow, and I'm wondering if I should mix Dark Angels green with snot green, then water down, or if I could mix the snot green with dark green ink? I don't want my highlights being too bright (like to keep them as 'Dark' Angels). Help gratefully received. BL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Maggot Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Yeah I'm pretty sure you can. I'm not an expert on the subject but my guess is that an ink is simply a watered down paint with an added agent sort of like flow improver. Should you add paint to an ink you would most likely only have to water down the final mixture to combat the added thickness from the paint. Hope that makes sense ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 i believe Lord_Maggots a bit off about ink simply being watered down paint, but he is spot on about mixing paint with ink, i havent really done anything with it myself but quite a few people do it (if memory serves Chaplain Desmodus' rather awesome Marines Malevolent have a Yellow Paint + White Paint + Yellow Ink base, and i've heard several people espouse about using black paint + black ink for undercoating) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardyer Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I think my black paint with black ink and water in order to keep the color stronger. Works great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironloki Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I've mixed my paints with ink. Added blue ink to my black paint to give one of my marines a slight tint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindictus Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 When I thin down red to improve the flow, I use ink rather than water or thinner as it doesn't dilute the pigment.... Works fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRasterImage Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thinning blood red paint with red ink, instead of water or other thinner, is a standard way to compensate for red's poor coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahly Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Yeah, that does very well. I mix Scorched Brown with Black Ink to add a dirty shading to my vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lysander Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 I believe I may just give it a go, thanks for the replies folks. BL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamez Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I always mix paint with ink, or dont even use ink at all, It goes too shiney :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Sha'son Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 That is what dullcote is for, unless it is against your religion to varnish. Diluting paint with ink works well, but I only use it for specific colors. Blue/ blue ink. Black/ black ink. White/ white ink. Now before someone asks about the white ink, Winsor and Newton makes some. works great. Improves coverage on grey. Other than that I use Future Floor finish for diluting paint. Acrylic based. I see no noticable change in pigment. But then again I do not have the calibrated eyeballs of some. For your application, I would try 1 drop of snot green, and one drop of ink. For more depth, try a drop of dark angels green with a drop of black ink to provide some shading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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