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WisconsinGreenhorn
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Would you normally reduce acrylic by 30% for base and up to 50% for detail? I am using their acrylic line on paper. Thanks 4 any input.
Which paints are you using? I use the Wicked paints, and start at a 3 reducer to 1 paint mix, and adjust from there depending on what I'm doing, what the weather is like, what colour I'm using (some colours work better with more reduction i find). Reduce more and lower the pressure accordingly for finer detail, though if you go quite far you will need to make more passes to get the colour intensity you are looking for. If you are using Createx which is specifically made for textiles, you will either need to reduce more, or work at a higher pressure. T shirt guys use larger nozzles and high pressure with createx.
<<< Very informative. Thanks
There's no magic number for paint reduction, as everyone has different climate, or brush and paint combo's, different styles of painting. The variations are almost endless . But you will soon find your sweet spot, it may just take some experimentation. More reduction = lower pressure = less tip dry = less overspray + more control over tone etc, and let you build up more subtle layers. However it's a personal thing, I don't like to reduce as much as some people, but then that's probably why I can't paint as well Lol.
I bought the largest size Createx Black and White.
Thanks for the info. I had dropped the psi to 20 and it caused problems with that ink.ok so you are using the cheap tshirt paint as I call it . That stuff is made to shoot out of the bottle at higher psi (50-60) and they recommend reducing it with 5601 transparent base. 4011 is the auto air reducer and it is a flash reducer and contains solvents so a mask is needed while spraying. You can reduce it with the w100 but createx doesn't recommend using any of the AA reducers with their "original" acrylic brand paint. It's more of a textile paint and it has a completely different chemical makeup and isn't exactly compatible with anything else on their line. All wicked and AA are compatible with each other as they all use the same binders and pigments. I don't know if you live near a hobby lobby or a michaels, but most of them now carry wicked and wicked detail line along with the w100 reducer.
Thanks for the info. I had dropped the psi to 20 and it caused problems with that ink.
My local hobby lobby also now carries the W500 which is a lot better then the w100.Yeah, that stuff is a huge headache to get to spray decently. The Hobby Lobby in Grand Chute (by the mall) has the Createx Wicked and a few Wicked Detail colors. It's about $6 for a 2oz bottle. They should have the W100 reducer (which is the same as the "new" formulation AA 4011) as well. If not, send me a message and I can pour some off for you (I've got quite a bit. )
For painting on paper, I'd go with the Wicked Detail or Createx Illustration. The pigment is ground finer, making for easier spraying. The regular Wicked works well, too, though.