Thanks for tips everybody!
Now I have some hope that the shoulder pads of my Black Templars may actually even improve someday...
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| Author: | Mojarn Piett [ Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
How do you manage to paint a smooth and even coat of white? With a brush there always seems to be brush marks visible, no matter how many coats I paint. With a spray can, there are no brush strokes but the surface looks like it had been repeatedly stabbed with a needle. Should I add detergent to remove surface tension? Use thinner paint? Use a different kind of brush? |
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| Author: | TuffSkull [ Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
The only way to get a really good clean coat is to use many layers of thin paint. Make sure you let each layer dry before applying a second or else you will ruin the lower layer and end up with ridges. Its tedious, but if you must paint white... |
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| Author: | MaksimSmelchak [ Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
White is one of the hardest colours to get to come out well especially if you're trying to paint it over a black primer. The only way to do it in my experience is to keep layering white until it comes out smoothly. Godd luck! Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. |
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| Author: | Jimbo [ Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
I do white the following way. White undercoat (black if pushed) base of light grey (or light blue) lighter grey (or blue) lots of white |
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| Author: | Legion 4 [ Sat Aug 16, 2003 6:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
I never base coat white, I spray black, gray, etc., and touch up afterwords with a watered down version of the sprayed color ... |
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| Author: | Markconz [ Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
Using a light coloured base coat before you do the white helps. E.G. I undercoat almost everything black... Areas which I want to be white, I first paint with Space Wolves grey, bleached bone etc... That way I only need to do two or three coats of white over the top and still get a smooth finish. Leaving some of that base coat showing through in recesses provides shading to the white as well. |
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| Author: | Mojarn Piett [ Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
Thanks for tips everybody! Now I have some hope that the shoulder pads of my Black Templars may actually even improve someday...
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| Author: | Shadow Hunter [ Tue Aug 19, 2003 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Painting White |
If I have used a black undercoat (which I usually do as it seems better), then to paint white I always do a couple of layers of thin space wolves grey. It seems to go on very well, covering the black paint. I will then go straight to white, or maybe add bleached bone first. |
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