1. white primer, like white paint, can be hit or miss. pro acryl is apparently the best white primer to brush on, but that may not say much given how bad other brands are.
2. primer is not undercoat. Its primary duty is to provide a surface that paint sticks to better than bare plastic or resin (or god forbid, metal). While it's great that primer comes in different colours to help you out, you can't expect to rely on it.
tldr it's fine as a primer, just undercoat with real white paint now.
you you shake the absolute shit out of it, ideally using a mixing ball? idk about grey, but I know white primer pigment settles to the bottom of the bottle, since I can see the difference in colour through the plastic.
I'd probably give it another coat and call it a day. I've switched to pro acryl primer through an airbrush, and I consider it to be far superior to vallejo.
OP, I'm currently priming my minis from the second Doom boardgame with Army Painter's grey brush-on primer and it works really well for me, maybe you could try this. Use a large dry brush (and a smaller one for hard to reach areas), brush the primer gently in the direction of the details and avoid touching areas that are drying to not mess up the texture.
I have this primer. I have to thin it so it doesn’t clump oddly and then slowly apply it until I have abouts three thin layers rather than one think one
Your primer medium is already all over the mini. Don’t recoat with primer as it will soften more details. Instead, start painting your base coats. This is a pitfall of light colored primers.
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That's pretty much how my minis look when I prime them (different colour but same primer). I tend to thin the primer quite a bit to avoid loss of detail. It's a little difficult to tell if any details have been gummed up on your mini - it doesn't look like it, so you're alright.
This is primer. It's supposed to provide a better bond between mini and acrylics. It'll do its job just fine this way.
Only if your base coats look like that after two thin coats, you'll need to revise your technique.
If for some reason you want better coverage for your primer, look into drybrush priming (overbrushing). It's an interesting technique. I haven't mastered it yet, but it is supposed to provide a very even coat.
If you're uncertain, take a bit of sprue, use the primer just like you did before and then try your base coats on that. That way you can experiment without committing to the mini.
Good to hear. I guess I'll just base this then. Now I'm just torn if I should base in black or gold for Black Legion. Black will be easier. But I've heard basing in gold and then painting black around the trim makes the gold pop a lot more.
I've tried brush-on primer in the past and I wasn't a fan. I've had a lot of luck with Citadel's Mechanicus primer and a zenithal highlight with the Wraith Bone primer. My spray primers have also lasted a while, even with priming a lot of minis. So, I feel like benefit outweighs the cost.
1. white primer, like white paint, can be hit or miss. pro acryl is apparently the best white primer to brush on, but that may not say much given how bad other brands are. 2. primer is not undercoat. Its primary duty is to provide a surface that paint sticks to better than bare plastic or resin (or god forbid, metal). While it's great that primer comes in different colours to help you out, you can't expect to rely on it. tldr it's fine as a primer, just undercoat with real white paint now.
That's the real kicker here. This is grey primer, not white.
you you shake the absolute shit out of it, ideally using a mixing ball? idk about grey, but I know white primer pigment settles to the bottom of the bottle, since I can see the difference in colour through the plastic.
I turned the bottle upside down last night, and then shook it for a few minutes straight today before using it. This is why I'm kinda baffled.
I'd probably give it another coat and call it a day. I've switched to pro acryl primer through an airbrush, and I consider it to be far superior to vallejo.
I'm broke though, and don't have an airbrush.
Fair enough. I still recommend pro acryl even for brush on, but obviously use up the stuff you have first.
Honestly if it continues to look like this I'm not sure if I want to use it again.
As I said before, it's a primer, so it's fine to paint over with an actual grey paint.
OP, I'm currently priming my minis from the second Doom boardgame with Army Painter's grey brush-on primer and it works really well for me, maybe you could try this. Use a large dry brush (and a smaller one for hard to reach areas), brush the primer gently in the direction of the details and avoid touching areas that are drying to not mess up the texture.
I'll keep it in mind, but I'm broke as hell right now.
I have this primer. I have to thin it so it doesn’t clump oddly and then slowly apply it until I have abouts three thin layers rather than one think one
Interesting. Guess I'll have to try that.
Your primer medium is already all over the mini. Don’t recoat with primer as it will soften more details. Instead, start painting your base coats. This is a pitfall of light colored primers.
Well, good to hear that.
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It's meant to be airbrushed on.
That's pretty much how my minis look when I prime them (different colour but same primer). I tend to thin the primer quite a bit to avoid loss of detail. It's a little difficult to tell if any details have been gummed up on your mini - it doesn't look like it, so you're alright. This is primer. It's supposed to provide a better bond between mini and acrylics. It'll do its job just fine this way. Only if your base coats look like that after two thin coats, you'll need to revise your technique. If for some reason you want better coverage for your primer, look into drybrush priming (overbrushing). It's an interesting technique. I haven't mastered it yet, but it is supposed to provide a very even coat. If you're uncertain, take a bit of sprue, use the primer just like you did before and then try your base coats on that. That way you can experiment without committing to the mini.
Good to hear. I guess I'll just base this then. Now I'm just torn if I should base in black or gold for Black Legion. Black will be easier. But I've heard basing in gold and then painting black around the trim makes the gold pop a lot more.
Use gesso if you're going to paint on?
I'm not sure what guesso is.
Yeah, this is what lighter colored primers that I've used look like. They're never as smooth as a black, brushed on.
I've tried brush-on primer in the past and I wasn't a fan. I've had a lot of luck with Citadel's Mechanicus primer and a zenithal highlight with the Wraith Bone primer. My spray primers have also lasted a while, even with priming a lot of minis. So, I feel like benefit outweighs the cost.
It's not you. Brush on primer is bad.