Whizard Hlavaz Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 My GF insists that the flow improver and extender in my paints are going to make me insane like Van Gogh... I wonder though... How will anyone be able to tell? :D Can you hear me now? I'm not sure... Lend me an ear... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 I'm a brush licker as well. BRUSH LICKERS!! UNITE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Devalis Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Okay, so is there any flavor of extender or flow aid that you would recommend? I'm looking for a nice minty flavor, or perhaps something along the liunes of blue berry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I personally prefer to use entender, acrylic diluent and flow improver and water. Works a lot better in my honest opinion. I don't like the shin that the magic wash gives things. The shine is OK on weapons, but not on clothing and flesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchantra Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I'm a brush licker as well. BRUSH LICKERS!! UNITE!! I may only lick my brushes to form the points on them AFTER I have cleaned them. Otherwise I stay away from brush licking as a rule. I don't want multi colors in my mouth, and since I have a fair idea of some of the compounds that go into paint - even the "non-toxic" ones, I will err on the side of caution and avoid the chemotherapy later on in life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 I don't use Magic Wash, despite the fact that I'm a big user of Future for clearcoats. The primary reason is that I don't want to add extra layers to my paintjob and begin to obscure details. Plus the technique would require more set-up and special handling that I'd find inconvenient. Like others I use extenders and flow improvers. Right now I prefer extender as it seems to increase the transparency of my washes, which I find very important (I prefer subtle washes and highlights, rather than the GW Crayola Explosion they used to do). I use the FolkArt stuff, which I find is no different than the Liquitex Slo-Dri IMHO. And licking brushes is icky. I wonder how much Titanium or Cadmium you'd need in your system before you get cancer... Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 I have only used future as a clear coat on my cars in the past before I used auto wax on them. Wonder if it will give me that non shine protect coat as a wash also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankthedm Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 used it, seems cool, i used too much black ink last time though. it washed, but still a lot more darkening than i wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I started playing around with Flow Improvers and Slo-dri extenders after reading Whiz's article in the Craft section on the Reaper main site. Being a newbie, I made the obvious (THIN YOU PAINTS) mistake and initially didnt. I then was using water, but was often frustrated by the loss of color when I really thinned aggressively. It's been about two months now, but I am really enjoying the difference on how my paints behave with my large jar of alchemical mix and an eye dropper. The only difficulty I had was actually finding the Liquitex Slo-dri in liquid form. Seemed everywhere liked to sell it only as a gel medium. Finally found a bunch at a small art supply store in Arlington which I officially love now. BTW, thanks for the article Whiz, and for the emails about diluting/not diluting the mediums pre-mix as follow up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleMountainminis Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I have a huge bottle of future on my paint station and now don't touch it I will probably move it to the cleaning supply cabinet My favorite flow aide is by Liquitex I put it in an eyedropper bottle with 1 part flowaide to about 15 parts water it works great for everything though I thin it a bit more for glazing. My favorite blending medium is Windsor and Newton but be careful that it dries well or you can really mess up a paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleMountainminis Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 PS..It tastes horrible...I'm a brush licker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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