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Dilute Paint When?
Dee
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California, United States
Joined: April 22, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 06:26 AM UTC
Would yo dilute paint when applying it by brush (not airbrush), for example

primer
base coat
over base coat (highlights, shades)

Thanks...just a simple little question...
MrRoo
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Posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 10:52 AM UTC
Dee in a lot of cases when brush painting you would need to thin the paint to get a nice surface finish. I know a lot of my paints are quite thick when I open the tin/bottle.

I would not thin them for dry brushing but I would if I wanted the preshade color to show through and of course they are thinned a lot when applying washes.

Hope this helps

Cheers
Cliff
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