5bites Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I always hear you want it to have the consistency of milk. So far that has been a good rule of thumb for me. Buy some empty bottles to mix in. They have them buy the cheaper paints (ie folk art etc) so don't buy the higher prices ones by the airbrushing stuff. At least that's how the Joplin store is laid out. There's no need to fill the cup up. You can always add more.
Guest Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 add BB's to each bottle to help mix the paint, makes a rattle can. I use the empty bottles once I determine the mix ratio, if im mixing for the first time I might use a graduated mixing cup
5bites Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Good call on the bb's. I like that wicked has that covered already.
Guest Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 5bites, Im debating on scrapping all my regular createx in favor of the wicked line. What exactly is the difference in the 2 paints? The line of Wicked detail colors is impressive. Im going to make the switch.
5bites Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I'm not sure other than wicked is thinner and sprays better without reducing generally. Straight createx is like freakin pudding sometimes lol. So far though wicked has been pretty good. I think I had one color give me trouble but I can't remember which gun I was using at the time. If you get a chance to try com-art do it! I don't know how the color selection is but man it sprays nice. As I mentioned before I heard the spaz stix paint sprays awesome too but I've yet to try it.
Kee sims Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 These are the colors I picked up to start out with. Hopefully it'll cover the basics for a bit.
Guest Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Trophy what do you reduce with? transparent base, which may not be the right product after reading the specs sheet.
Guest Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I found these pdf's to be very helpful. AppGuide_CreatexAirbrushColors.pdf hard_surface_guide.pdf Reducers_Cleaners_Base_Tech_Sheet.pdf
dtrs5kprs Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 transparent base, which may not be the right product after reading the specs sheet. You are correct sir. Base is base, reducer is reducer. Base just lightens your color value, and makes it easier to shoot less color per layer, if that makes sense. Most folks I have run into, including myself when I started, shoot C-tex without getting anywhere close to thinning it enough. It needs to run like water, and push at 35-45psi to get nice effects without clogging and splattering. Even with reducer that takes water. When it is right, it is like shooting straight color, no visible paint base.
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