A color chart for mixing paints

[GaryR]

How about a user created chart for commonly used and needed mixes of ordinary brush paints.

for example: 2 parts model master grey with one part silver for aluminum. And so on..................

I just made that up for an example. I do not use an air brush, I live in a small apartment and must paint outside using a carboard box for a paint booth. I use rattle cans, but STILL find brush painting small parts the easiest and most practical way to go! BUT I am constantly re inventing the wheel by trial and error trying to get the effects I want for interiors, metal parts etc.

SO....what do you think?

[StevenGuthmiller]

That's a tough one.

Personally, I just fly by the seat of my pants, with no measurements, and mix until I get the desired color.

 

 

Steve

[Mike 1017]

This may help

https://www.dickblick.com/search/?q=mixing chart&unbxd_x=0&unbxd_y=0&unbxd_sp_cs=UTF-8&unbxd_s=unbxd

Mike

[Deuces]

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[Deathgoblin]

On 8/17/2019 at 12:18 AM, StevenGuthmiller said:

That's a tough one.

Personally, I just fly by the seat of my pants, with no measurements, and mix until I get the desired color.

 

 

Steve

Same here.  I always do it by eye.  I keep some mixed colors and reuse them on other kits if there's enough, but most of the time it's a per model thing.

[StevenGuthmiller]

6 hours ago, Deathgoblin said:

Same here.  I always do it by eye.  I keep some mixed colors and reuse them on other kits if there's enough, but most of the time it's a per model thing.

Likewise.

I mix a jar of engine colors on occasion and keep them around for the next project, but any little detail colors I mix as I need them.

 

 

Steve

[GaryR]

I improvise too. BUT I see colors that are pretty perfect and thought there should be a better method than trial and error.

Like old aluminum, steel, weathered blacks etc. I found the old Floquil railroad colors very useful and it was nice lowing paint ( I still have some).

Most out of the bottle or "metal" paints look way too new for me.

Just an idea, a variation on the what fits what idea.

[StevenGuthmiller]

11 minutes ago, GaryR said:

Most out of the bottle or "metal" paints look way too new for me.

I will agree with that.

I suppose you could use the bottled metal paints and use a wash for a more weathered look.

 

I use a lot of the different Alclad metal paints when I can spray parts.

They have a more realistic metal appearance.

 

 

Steve

[GaryR]

Here's a quick examples of what I mean. If you look close,  quite a bit of variation in colors of various metals. Aluminum isn't just aluminum!

Very little on actual drag cars was chrome, nobody polished their cars constantly, they were "weathered" by use, lots were open towed too.

60's drag cars weren't show cars.

 

Edited August 22, 2019 by GaryR

[StevenGuthmiller]

This might be a good application for some Alclad paint.

They offer several different shades of aluminum alone.

 

I've seen some pretty amazing affects done with Alclad.

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller

[zakdoggi]

For what it's worth, I think most of us mix our color on the run as we need them. I did so yesterday, mixing Tamiya red and black acrylics to get the right dark red shade I needed for an MSD ignition unit.

But I don't keep any particular mixes handy.

My work is by eye. If it looks right, it is. So I think the whole concept of color is in the eye of the beholder.