Getting paint out of pot?
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Sauce Devil
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A paint brush. I use one of my old scraggy brushes - in fact if you\'ve got one that has badly splayed bristles it will lift out more paint than a brush in good condition.
boristfrog
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I have my scraggy old faithful mixing brush - it does everything, even glue! (everything except actually paint that is)
My other paints are Vallejo - I love the dropper.
My other paints are Vallejo - I love the dropper.
PegaZus
Stealth Freak
Picked up a set of two droppers at some store (I can\'t recall which). Probably over with the medicines. I used one strictly for water and another for paint. It was a complete PITA as I had to constantly rinse the paint one out. I went back to toothpicks (and bought a set of paints that were in droppers to start with).
RuneBrush
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Cocktail stick cut in half and with the corners trimmed off with a knife. They become like old friends after a while 
I\'ve found it much more controllable than a brush, and I only need to wipe it on a piece of kitchen towel between paints rather than wash it.
I do however have a bottle with dropper (100ml) for my water.
pete
I\'ve found it much more controllable than a brush, and I only need to wipe it on a piece of kitchen towel between paints rather than wash it.
I do however have a bottle with dropper (100ml) for my water.
pete
ScottRadom
Shogun of Saskatchewan
If you\'re like me and really watching yhour ratios etc. until you get it right then I suggest buying some syringes from a drugstore.
I just use the back of my paintbraush to pull paint out, but I also have switched to mostly dropper paints now (Vallejo rules!).
I just use the back of my paintbraush to pull paint out, but I also have switched to mostly dropper paints now (Vallejo rules!).
Honestly, some of these answers amaze me! Has mini painting changed from an art into an exact science since i last checked?
Personally i use an old Humbrol/Heller size 2 brush (bottom end to stir, bristle end to transfer the paint onto my pallette)
Dropper bottles are an entirely different animal. Depending on how long they have been sitting on the shelf they WILL separate eventually, and no amount of bottle shaking can cure it At this point one must consider using (nay, definately use!) additives in ones gear. Im talking matt medium, Flat cote, or any other of these fancy products that change the behaviour of paint.
Once you find the correct recipe, mix up 2 (at least!) pots of your gear, then you wont need to find your \'perfect ratio\' again
Personally i use an old Humbrol/Heller size 2 brush (bottom end to stir, bristle end to transfer the paint onto my pallette)
Dropper bottles are an entirely different animal. Depending on how long they have been sitting on the shelf they WILL separate eventually, and no amount of bottle shaking can cure it
At this point one must consider using (nay, definately use!) additives in ones gear. Im talking matt medium, Flat cote, or any other of these fancy products that change the behaviour of paint. Once you find the correct recipe, mix up 2 (at least!) pots of your gear, then you wont need to find your \'perfect ratio\' again
ScottRadom
Shogun of Saskatchewan
Has painting turned into a science?
Dunno, but I have been doing this for over twenty years and just now found this site and have had my eyes opened. I didn\'t even thin paint until about 6 months ago!
So I do get a tad particular/anal when I am trying out someone elses advice. If someone says \"Mix this up 1:1\" I try to emulate their advice as closely as I can, until after I get comfortable using a technique to a finish I am happy with.
I work in the meat business and I get asked advice all the time. Nothing pisses me off more then when someone gets my instructions on cooking something, and comes back to complain telling me they decided to follow my instructions \"Close enough\".
Course I feel this way only because a lot of what I am hearing is not only news to me but sound very strange. When someone says \"Put a purple wash on your orc skin of 1:3 water/ink\" I am willing to try it, but I want to make sure that the end result, good or bad, is the result of the techique itself and not my ham-fisted attempt to change it myself.
Of course the golden rule is to have fun. I am having a great time learning these things for the first time, and it doesn\'t bug me to measure some of this stuff carefully (At least for a little while).
So measure, don\'t measure, it\'s all up to whatever makes it fun. I\'m measurin\' for the time being.
Once my figs start getting a little better I\'m sure I\'ll relax about it.
Dunno, but I have been doing this for over twenty years and just now found this site and have had my eyes opened. I didn\'t even thin paint until about 6 months ago!
So I do get a tad particular/anal when I am trying out someone elses advice. If someone says \"Mix this up 1:1\" I try to emulate their advice as closely as I can, until after I get comfortable using a technique to a finish I am happy with.
I work in the meat business and I get asked advice all the time. Nothing pisses me off more then when someone gets my instructions on cooking something, and comes back to complain telling me they decided to follow my instructions \"Close enough\".
Course I feel this way only because a lot of what I am hearing is not only news to me but sound very strange. When someone says \"Put a purple wash on your orc skin of 1:3 water/ink\" I am willing to try it, but I want to make sure that the end result, good or bad, is the result of the techique itself and not my ham-fisted attempt to change it myself.
Of course the golden rule is to have fun. I am having a great time learning these things for the first time, and it doesn\'t bug me to measure some of this stuff carefully (At least for a little while).
So measure, don\'t measure, it\'s all up to whatever makes it fun. I\'m measurin\' for the time being.
Once my figs start getting a little better I\'m sure I\'ll relax about it.
ScottRadom
Shogun of Saskatchewan
And there you go. If YOU gave me a tip and said, \"Scott, I think you should water your paint down to about 1:1\". I\'m going to do it. Anally (Is that a word? Is that how one would spell it if it where a word?) I\'m going to measure the ratio out until I am comfortable with doing it by eye, and I like the result.
I\'m no super potatohead, 1:1 isn\'t tough to do by eye, but I just use that as an example.
Just like a cookbook I\'m going to do everything in my power to do what\'s written down exactly as is at least ONCE until I start breaking it down and making it my own.
I hope it doesn\'t come across as if I\'m trying to get into a war with you Davyboy, I just want to illustrate that for those who are unsure of some of the techniques it may be best to get all scientific at first. So long as it\'s enjoyable for them.
For me right now, the hobby has transformed to a point where I am unlearning 20 years of bad habits. My results are pleasing to me, as is the process.
So I still reccomend a syringe as a paint/water paint-puller-outer. It\'s easy to keep one full of water and to apply a drop at a time, and for paint I find that if I keep the syringes wet they\'re easy to clean under warm water in the sink. Takes about 5 seconds.
