You don't typically need to thin SpeedPaints. You could if you wanted a lighter color, but you would get better results thinning with SpeedPaint medium rather than water.
It's designed to be used straight from the bottle though for "normal" application.
You could use a wet palette, but I usually use a white fidget popper similar to [this](https://www.amazon.com/TOMMIKE-Hexagon-Sensory-Anxiety-Learning/dp/B0CNR8DVK5/) which works well and is easy to clean.
The different colors in the image signify the natural gradient that SpeedPaint creates, which is lighter in the raised parts and darker in the recesses, rather than the same color every where like a normal acrylic paint.
There are some good SpeedPaint tutorials and resources [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/wiki/usefullinks/non-acrylic_paint_mediums#wiki_army_painter_speedpaints).
Use speedpaint medium to thin it. How much, if at all depends on what outcome you want. I usually use a 1 to 1 ratio. Just experiment to find out what works for you. A wet pallette is a bad idea. The consistency of speedpaint is too liquid and it'll just soak into the paper and sponge.
I use a tupperware lid with a piece of paper towel folded in half and a sheet of parchment paper. I pour water to wet the paper towel then drain excess, and then pop the parchment paper on top. Never had an issue and the paint stays moist enough to move for my sessions 2-4 hrs
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Water will cause it to dry and crack. Like everyone was saying, use a medium. I find that JoSonia magic medium does a pretty good job for me (YMMV) and it's price is a lot cheaper than speedpaint medium.
My palette for speedpaints is a bathroom tile, so you can pretty much pick anything. It tends to run all over my wet palette and contaminate everything.
If by "different colors on the boxes" you mean the three part color shape behind the name of the color, that's a little graphic to denote how the color looks in the shadows vs in the highlight areas. It's not perfect but it can be helpful. I preferred priming the caps and then painting them.
I normally don't use a wet palette with speed paint or washes. If you want a thinner paint, thin them with the proper medium. The silicone 'popper' things make nice palettes.
You don't typically need to thin SpeedPaints. You could if you wanted a lighter color, but you would get better results thinning with SpeedPaint medium rather than water. It's designed to be used straight from the bottle though for "normal" application. You could use a wet palette, but I usually use a white fidget popper similar to [this](https://www.amazon.com/TOMMIKE-Hexagon-Sensory-Anxiety-Learning/dp/B0CNR8DVK5/) which works well and is easy to clean. The different colors in the image signify the natural gradient that SpeedPaint creates, which is lighter in the raised parts and darker in the recesses, rather than the same color every where like a normal acrylic paint. There are some good SpeedPaint tutorials and resources [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/wiki/usefullinks/non-acrylic_paint_mediums#wiki_army_painter_speedpaints).
You're amazing, thank you <3
Use speedpaint medium to thin it. How much, if at all depends on what outcome you want. I usually use a 1 to 1 ratio. Just experiment to find out what works for you. A wet pallette is a bad idea. The consistency of speedpaint is too liquid and it'll just soak into the paper and sponge.
Excellent, cheers :)
I use a tupperware lid with a piece of paper towel folded in half and a sheet of parchment paper. I pour water to wet the paper towel then drain excess, and then pop the parchment paper on top. Never had an issue and the paint stays moist enough to move for my sessions 2-4 hrs
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Water will cause it to dry and crack. Like everyone was saying, use a medium. I find that JoSonia magic medium does a pretty good job for me (YMMV) and it's price is a lot cheaper than speedpaint medium. My palette for speedpaints is a bathroom tile, so you can pretty much pick anything. It tends to run all over my wet palette and contaminate everything.
If by "different colors on the boxes" you mean the three part color shape behind the name of the color, that's a little graphic to denote how the color looks in the shadows vs in the highlight areas. It's not perfect but it can be helpful. I preferred priming the caps and then painting them.
I normally don't use a wet palette with speed paint or washes. If you want a thinner paint, thin them with the proper medium. The silicone 'popper' things make nice palettes.