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Josh Klingler posted an update in the group
Q/A & Help Group 9 years, 7 months ago Hope no one hates all my question yet how much water to thinner medium to future should I mix for thinning acrylic
Josh Klingler posted an update in the group 
Q/A & Help Group 9 years, 7 months ago
Hope no one hates all my question yet how much water to thinner medium to future should I mix for thinning acrylic
What acrylic are you using? And how are you applying it?
Usually a ratio around 3:1 or 4:1 is a good starting point, but what you want is paint that flows freely, but not so thin that it’s ineffective. “Consistency of milk” is a term that’s thrown around a lot.
I am airbrushing vallejo model color and I guess what I was asking is if I was to mix up say a 250 ml of thinning mix made of water, thinner meduim, and future? how much meduim to water to future should I mix? I’m a complete nub to acrylics let alone airbrushing them.
If your doing brush work, mini painters would say you can not mix to thinly. It’s pretty much about the even spread of pigment over a surface, . It’s easier to paint more thin layers, and almost impossible to strip of thick layers of paint.
I would suggest getting an old model and doing paint tests to see what you feel comfortable with.
It’s actually very satisfying to see transparent layers of pigment building up into even colours.
NB warning very time consuming though.