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Diluting acrylic paint
Posted by teejay on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 1:03 AM

What do you use in order to dilute an acrylic paint to do a wash?

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 4:09 AM

Water with just a hint of a dishwashing liquid. I sometimes add some "future" too.

Hope that helps, have a nice day

Pawel

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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Posted by teejay on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 8:45 AM

Pawel

I sometimes add some "future" too.

I'm not sure what "future" means.

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 8:48 AM

Hello!

Future is a water-soluble acrylic floor coating. You can read more about it here

Have a nice day

Pawel

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Posted by Triarius on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 10:18 AM

What you use to reduce, or thin, an acrylic paint to make a wash should be the same solvent you use for airbrushing. Usually, this is water or isopropyl alcohol for most of the major brands. A drop of dispersant, such as detergent, liquid soap, or a retarder or flow-aid is generally a good idea.

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Posted by Killjoy on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 11:43 AM

Some of the answer depends on which acrylic paint you are using.  When I use vallejo or other water-based acrylics for washing, which I do way more often than an oil wash, I use water and mixing medium.  It's a product from Privateer Press' P3 line.

http://privateerpress.com/formula-p3/product-gallery/paint-accessories/mixing-medium

Although I have had excellent results using equal parts water and Golden's Acrylic Flow release as well.

My painting experience is much more figurines and gaming than historical models.  I played alot of warhammer 40k, etc, so acrylic washes on multiple models was a big part of my tool kit.

Hope this helps some!

Chris

 

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