yet another thinning question

[JaPizzy]

Hi everyone,

I have yet another thinning question, but it\'s not just for me. I have customers, as I sell vallejo paint on the east coast of Canada. And this isn\'t trying to get free advertising in case anyone was wondering.

I simply want to recommend to my customers the best products.

Now on to my question. It\'s a known fact that it doesn\'t take much thinning to make VMC paints separate terribly on the pallette. And adding a medium will help with it. If someone wants to know what artist brands of mediums work well with VMC does anyone have any recommendations? A lot of people don\'t want to buy such a small bottle of the vallejo medium when they can get a big jug of the stuff from an art store. I have tried Liquitex with some sucess and I will try any brands recommended before I recommend them to customers too.

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance

James Penny

 

[johnboyjjb]

I use this to extend the open time of my paints and to thin them for layering and blending. This alone is not enough, you should try to use high pigment paints (Reaper, GW or Vallejo) and a Wet Palette. These are absolutely crucial for the wash to have its full effect.

In a clear plastic 16oz. water bottle mix (but don\'t shake as it creates a zillion bubbles that you have to wait to settle) the following (use pyrex beaker to get the measure roughly correct):

350 Ml of filtered water - if your tap water is good use that.

100 Ml of Golden/Liqitex Flow Aid - this stuff is awesome, combats ringing and makes paint \"milk-like\" in the right proportion.

50 Ml of Golden/Liqitex Retarder - Instructions say to only use a couple of drops but I threw that out with no ill effects. Paint stays open for days with a sealed wet palette.

One drop of liquid dish detergent - may just be superstition but it seems to keep paint from adhering to my brush ferrule.

There are other recipes too but this is the one from the articles section.

 

[JaPizzy]

I use all of those products that you mentioned. What I needed to know what what mediums, that contain the binder work well with the VMC paint, to help combat the pigment from falling out of the paint.