Thinning paint colour density

[Gern]

Hi guys. I want to thin some Tamiya paint so that the colour becomes almost transparent. I could do this with thinner but I suspect it would be rather fragile. Is there any reason why I can't mix the paint with their clear varnish? That should dilute the colour without diluting the paint maybe?

[Guest]

No reason at all Gern

[yak face]

Yes i would do that dave , to thin to the point of being very transparent would make the paint virtually unusable as the pigments will seperate

[Guest]

I do that quite frequently Dave

[Gern]

OK. Thanks guys.

[papa 695]

Poor THAT is getting a bit of doing in this thread Dave. But its the way to go.


PS


And yes I'm bored at work

[Guest]

There is also the option of using Acrylic glazing medium, basically the carrier for the pigment. This works well and is used in figure painting a lot. Games Workshop do one in their usual small pots but I cannot remember the silly name they give it.

[Gern]

Poor THAT is getting a bit of doing in this thread Dave. But its the way to go.
PS


And yes I'm bored at work

That's very true that is Ian!

[Gern]

There is also the option of using Acrylic glazing medium, basically the carrier for the pigment. This works well and is used in figure painting a lot. Games Workshop do one in their usual small pots but I cannot remember the silly name they give it.

I've got some of that made by Vallejo. Not sure if it would mix with Tamiya paints but I'll give it a go if the clear varnish doesn't do what I want.