How to Thin ANY paint! | Citadel | Vallejo | AK

Basecoating miniatures is a fundamental skill, along with brush control and colour choice. But for a beginner, how to thin your paints and how to get those first layers of paint on cleanly and smoothly can be daunting. so lets make it a touch easier shall we!
We go over how to thin your paints and how to apply paint to the model, on this Gnoll Witherling from Wizkids, a nicely sculpted but terribly cast miniature!

[@carpemkarzi]

“ I was unaware that models could be cast in chewing gun”. I nearly spit out my drink, well done and a great beginner’s video

[@nofixedcourse]

It's so bad, but entirely unconcerning when you drop them, so that's a plus. Glad you liked the video!

[@Sturmensky]

This is some genuinely useful information! There's a lot of talk about "thinning your paints" but not nearly as much on how *much* to thin by - or how you know when you've thinned enough. Not to mention the fact paints differ greatly in how much thinning they need - and how the amount a paint needs can change as a bottle ages. I wish I'd had this video when I got back into the hobby about five years back. It would have saved me a *lot* of grief!

[@nofixedcourse]

Glad you liked it! Now if only there was an easy, universal way of describing how to thin to a glaze consistency. That's the next problem to solve.

[@Sturmensky]

@@nofixedcourseOh my goodness, *yes*! Even after a few years, I can still struggle with it. Inevitably I over-water half the time.

[@krethro]

thank you so much for this vid im new to miniature painting and didnt have a good understanding of thinning paints until this vid👍👍

[@nofixedcourse]

You're absolutely welcome! Glad it's helped. I'll try and do a video for various techniques in a similar style as a reference for beginners.

[@krethro]

@@nofixedcourse I'd really appreciate that😁