[paint] color smoothness/blotchy

[f10ppy_d15k]

someone HELP!

my blood angels are coming up all blotchy when dry - almost like i missed
parts while undercoating (i used GW skull white) any suggestions / reasons?

in case you try and be cocky i DID NOT miss bits when undercoating, it justs
looks that way when the model is dry!!

IANFINITY

[Shawn Campbell]

Try watering down your paints and go for several thin coats instead of one
thick coat. This will help remove "splotchies" and brush strokes. I also
like to mix a little ink into the paint as well.

-Shawn

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[Vampy]

"f10ppy_d15k" <f10pp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> someone HELP!
>
> my blood angels are coming up all blotchy when dry - almost like i missed
> parts while undercoating (i used GW skull white) any suggestions /
reasons?

You have to use lots of thinned down coats to get it smooth. It's a lot
faster to just use a spray can.

[Janet Quick]

in article 3b6f2...@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com, f10ppy_d15k at

f10pp...@hotmail.com wrote on 08/06/2001 7:34 PM:

> someone HELP!
>
> my blood angels are coming up all blotchy when dry - almost like i missed
> parts while undercoating (i used GW skull white) any suggestions / reasons?
>

Did you use the paint straight out of the container? Is it hot where you
paint? Was there a time lapse of more than a few minutes between beginning
one area and finishing another?

All that stuff can cause color variations. I like to spoon out enough paint
to go around, add water (or ink if I'm altering the color a bit and water)
mix it up really well in a little cup (like those paint trays you can get at
hobby stores). Keep water nearby because the paint will start of dry up
almost immediately in hot weather.

I then paint on an initial thin layer, going to the next figure while the
first one dries a little. This also allows me to alter the color further if
I want. And it's like an undercoat.

(I also use the squeeze bottles of acrylic paint from the non-miniature
hobby stores. They cost less and I don't feel so guilty about wasting paint
and they don't dry up as quickly as the GW paints. Of course, certain
colors - mostly the metallics have to be GW. I haven't found any decent
replacements. Except for GW gold, which is so gaudy - I rarely use it.)

You've probably heard all this. Don't let your brush get dry (unless you
are dry brushing, duh). I sometimes dip the brush in water just to get the
"old" paint off and sort of start fresh. I keep a cloth nearby just in case
the paint clumps on the brush then I can paint it off onto the cloth and
sort of start fresh.

Yeah, it takes me forever to finish painting a unit.

Janet Q.

But then, my someone else I know paints wonderful dwarfs and he uses the
stabbing method in all his painting. I just don't see how he gets such
wonderful results. It's like he dry brushes everything but with a jabbing
motion.