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northoceanbeach · January 23rd, 2006, 21:35

Ok, I like yellow alot, but this is my second tub of Bad Moon, and it sucks. It won't cover anything at all. It is super clear and runny, I have even tried mixing it with sticks and crap and that does nothing except lose half my paint to the stick.

I have tried painting the area white first, and then adding yellow. I have tried 10 plus coats of yellow! But still it is transparent and weird. What do I do?

Andusciassus · January 23rd, 2006, 23:25

Try taking the paint from the stick with a wet paintbrush. This way you'll have a good chance deciding what thickness you get the paint in.

Kahoolin · January 23rd, 2006, 23:50

Try another brand. GW yellow doesn't cover anything, and if you buy Vallejo or something you may be pleasantly surprised. Their yellow DOES work.

I hear you can buy thickener too, from art shops, but why bother?

The_Outsider · January 24th, 2006, 00:04

Well, you could try a base of golden yellow (which in my experience is fairly thick(compared to bad moon yellow)) then apply the bad moon on top.

Tycho · January 24th, 2006, 03:12

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Originally Posted by The_Outsider

Well, you could try a base of golden yellow (which in my experience is fairly thick(compared to bad moon yellow)) then apply the bad moon on top.

Yeah thats what i was about to suggest.

The only time i have used Bad Moon Yellow has been as a highlight for my golden or sunburst yellow and it worked pretty well for me.So id definately try that out and see the result.

But painting that tone of yellow straight over white would be very hard. Work your way up from brown to a mid ton yellow and then paint on the bad moon and see if that works.

Other than that you could have dodgy paint lol.

Good Luck, hope you find something that works out for you

Cheers,
Tycho

Malignant_one · January 24th, 2006, 10:31

I have found all of games workshops yellows to be somewhat lackluster.

When I used yellow (I used it once on my beastlord) I did this - it turned out ok -
Start off with graveyard earth, layer on a 66:33 mix of graveyard earth/selected yellow, layer on a 33:66 of graveyard earth/selected yellow, then layer on the yellow itself.

As browns are kinda yellowey themselves the paint should be fine. The drawback to this is that I got a fairly dark yellow (not that I minded, as it was on a beastman, and a bright shiney yellow would look out of place).

It does take forever and a day to do, however.

Kills · January 24th, 2006, 10:34

Use Bad Moon Yellow as a highlight instead maybe works? Highlight it over Golden Yellow or something.

January 23rd, 2006, 21:35	#1 (permalink)
northoceanbeach Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Honolulu Age: 30 Posts: 217 Rep Power: 37	Bad, bad, bad moon yellow Ok, I like yellow alot, but this is my second tub of Bad Moon, and it sucks. It won't cover anything at all. It is super clear and runny, I have even tried mixing it with sticks and crap and that does nothing except lose half my paint to the stick. I have tried painting the area white first, and then adding yellow. I have tried 10 plus coats of yellow! But still it is transparent and weird. What do I do?

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Andusciassus Librarian from Hell Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ronneby (Sweden) Age: 35 Posts: 3,516 Rep Power: 88 Total Awards: 1	Try taking the paint from the stick with a wet paintbrush. This way you'll have a good chance deciding what thickness you get the paint in. __________________ Credo!!! PLAN CLAN MAN!! DeviantArt CMON-gallery My WIP Chaos Titan Knight(s) My WIP Imperial Guard Steel Legion

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Kahoolin Wave Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 912 Rep Power: 67	Try another brand. GW yellow doesn't cover anything, and if you buy Vallejo or something you may be pleasantly surprised. Their yellow DOES work. I hear you can buy thickener too, from art shops, but why bother? __________________

January 24th, 2006, 10:31	#6 (permalink)
Malignant_one Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: England Age: 22 Posts: 223 Rep Power: 42	I have found all of games workshops yellows to be somewhat lackluster. When I used yellow (I used it once on my beastlord) I did this - it turned out ok - Start off with graveyard earth, layer on a 66:33 mix of graveyard earth/selected yellow, layer on a 33:66 of graveyard earth/selected yellow, then layer on the yellow itself. As browns are kinda yellowey themselves the paint should be fine. The drawback to this is that I got a fairly dark yellow (not that I minded, as it was on a beastman, and a bright shiney yellow would look out of place). It does take forever and a day to do, however. __________________ Apathy is its own reward...

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Kills Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Uppl.Väsby, Stockholm Age: 19 Posts: 279 Rep Power: 35	Use Bad Moon Yellow as a highlight instead maybe works? Highlight it over Golden Yellow or something. __________________ Things go better with Petter Check out my gallery: Click here to see!

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