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Post by Tom_Bombadil_ on Jan 12, 2018 21:53:56 GMT
I was curious if anyone had any experience with using colored spray primers as a base to speed up the painting process. If so what brand is a good deal and have a large quantity of options.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Jan 14, 2018 7:45:43 GMT
I tried Army Painter silver a while back but I felt that my GW paints didn't stick to them very well. I think I tried GW red, I remember that being OK but I had a bit of trouble matching the colour to fix mistakes (I managed it, but had to mix a couple of shades to get close enough).
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Post by W0lfBane on Jan 14, 2018 19:28:20 GMT
White and black are both colors
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Post by Soul Samurai on Jan 15, 2018 3:06:17 GMT
White and black are both colors ... this just reminded me of the weirdest thing. Thousands of years ago there was a cartoon called "Rainbow Brite", and one time there was a weird live-action bit on some kids morning show or something (we're talking 30+ years ago so my memory is a bit hazy) where the villain from the cartoon steals all the colours so everything is black and white, then Rainbow Brite announces that black and white are still colours. All the little kids cheer, and that's it, it ends. Bizarre, right?
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Post by W0lfBane on Jan 15, 2018 5:07:27 GMT
White and black are both colors ... this just reminded me of the weirdest thing. Thousands of years ago there was a cartoon called "Rainbow Brite", and one time there was a weird live-action bit on some kids morning show or something (we're talking 30+ years ago so my memory is a bit hazy) where the villain from the cartoon steals all the colours so everything is black and white, then Rainbow Brite announces that black and white are still colours. All the little kids cheer, and that's it, it ends. Bizarre, right? That it the most bizarre and technically incorrect thing you can teach children
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Post by Charistoph on Jan 16, 2018 18:43:18 GMT
... this just reminded me of the weirdest thing. Thousands of years ago there was a cartoon called "Rainbow Brite", and one time there was a weird live-action bit on some kids morning show or something (we're talking 30+ years ago so my memory is a bit hazy) where the villain from the cartoon steals all the colours so everything is black and white, then Rainbow Brite announces that black and white are still colours. All the little kids cheer, and that's it, it ends. Bizarre, right? That it the most bizarre and technically incorrect thing you can teach children There are far more bizarre and technically incorrect things my children are taught by both tv and books. My 5-year-old son is convinced he knows spinjitzu. But it is not entirely incorrect, either. The white we see is the combination of all color combined, but no one has ever performed a pure enough mix that it is pure white. Also, white is a horrible color to paint with, and even worse to crayon/pencil with. Conversely, the black we see is the attempt to remove any light from reaching our eyes, and we repeatedly fail at reaching a pure black. Black is also one of the easier colors to paint (though, not perfect without highlighting) and can easily overwhelm the other colors to the near elimination of their view. A lot depends on how you are classifying "color", what we see, or what we apply.
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Post by tesoe on Jan 16, 2018 19:57:11 GMT
I just use cheap spray paint to prime my minis works fine. I do sometimes use different colors to speed up the base coating stage.
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Post by W0lfBane on Jan 16, 2018 20:29:38 GMT
That it the most bizarre and technically incorrect thing you can teach children There are far more bizarre and technically incorrect things my children are taught by both tv and books. My 5-year-old son is convinced he knows spinjitzu. But it is not entirely incorrect, either. The white we see is the combination of all color combined, but no one has ever performed a pure enough mix that it is pure white. Also, white is a horrible color to paint with, and even worse to crayon/pencil with. Conversely, the black we see is the attempt to remove any light from reaching our eyes, and we repeatedly fail at reaching a pure black. Black is also one of the easier colors to paint (though, not perfect without highlighting) and can easily overwhelm the other colors to the near elimination of their view. A lot depends on how you are classifying "color", what we see, or what we apply. Black is technically the absence of all color. If we're talking scientifically that is. It's just a bizarre thing to teach kids cause I'm having trouble figuring out the moral lesson there.
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Post by fanguad on Jan 16, 2018 22:00:08 GMT
Badger makes a variety of colors of their Stynylrez primer, although that's not in a rattle-can. Vallejo also makes colored primers, although I found they kept clogging my airbrush once they got more than 6 months old, so I can't recommend them. I know Army Painter makes some colored primers in rattle-cans, but I've never used them. I've used their spray varnish with success, if that means anything.
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Post by W0lfBane on Jan 17, 2018 0:18:13 GMT
Badger makes a variety of colors of their Stynylrez primer, although that's not in a rattle-can. Vallejo also makes colored primers, although I found they kept clogging my airbrush once they got more than 6 months old, so I can't recommend them. I know Army Painter makes some colored primers in rattle-cans, but I've never used them. I've used their spray varnish with success, if that means anything. Can confirm. Anything from Vallejo will clog up your airbrush after 6 months. For some reason their paints are not airbrush friendly
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Post by Soul Samurai on Jan 17, 2018 3:18:42 GMT
It's my understanding that Vallejo have different lines of paint, including ones designed specifically for use in airbrushes? Have you tried their "model air" line, do those have the same effect?
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Post by fanguad on Jan 17, 2018 13:43:49 GMT
It's my understanding that Vallejo have different lines of paint, including ones designed specifically for use in airbrushes? Have you tried their "model air" line, do those have the same effect? I'm referring to their primer only. I haven't had problems with pushing their paint through an airbrush (and I love their metallics). Also interestingly, if you get a fresh bottle of their primer, it's fine. Only after it's been sitting for a while does it start to clog the airbrush.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Jan 18, 2018 8:45:20 GMT
I'm referring to their primer only. I haven't had problems with pushing their paint through an airbrush (and I love their metallics). That's a relief. Wolf, have you tried their "model air" line?
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Post by cageyj0nny on Jan 18, 2018 16:28:31 GMT
The model air line is great @soul Samurai, I highly recommend it. Little bit of flow improver and your golden (or whatever colour you want )
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Post by Soul Samurai on Jan 18, 2018 17:03:15 GMT
The model air line is great @soul Samurai, I highly recommend it. Little bit of flow improver and your golden (or whatever colour you want ) I asked Wolf specifically because he said "anything from Vallejo", so I just wanted to clarify, but I'm glad to know I wouldn't have to worry. Anyway, sorry if I'm pulling things off topic.
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