Have both the highflow and soflat paints from golden and have found myself avoiding the highflow paints because of that glossy finish, never thought about using them to extend other paints, genius!
Thank you for the video (and time/effort that takes). Lots of great information, I forgot Golden was employee owned. No wonder they are so awesome when you contact them. I LOVE Golden!
Great video! Just want to add that Golden also sells "high flow medium" to extend your paints. It's the same base they use to make high flow paints, minus the pigment.
@IlknurDemirkoparan I was logging in to say the exact same thing. a 16 oz bottle of Golden High Flow Medium is only around 20 bucks too!!! that makes it the best bang for your buck too. also, because it does not have pigment in it. your not "tinting" the color of the paint you want to thin.
Fantastic info. I had been wondering about high flow acrylic vs ink. 🤓 The demo of the different paints and using high flow as an extender was brilliant and a really useful tip. Thank you!
Been having issues with other paints/reducers etc with my airbrush and somehow just figured out these paints work in airbrushes lmao. Thank you for the video I can’t wait to get my hands on some!
To counteract a glossy finish (of inks) I have been mixing in AK's ultra matt varnish. It's a little faster than airbrushing the varnish separately. This is especially nice with the brush, but the paint does become really thin.
Yup, as I say in the video you can apply varnish or mix in matte medium which works well enough, the paint thickens when you add medium. Honestly though, for the later stages I just use a different paint.
Loved the content and descriptions. The part where you compare the 3 paints on the model was SUPER DARK. This was unfortunate, because (for me) it was the MOST important part of the video. I wanted to see in a real world application what the difference is. Unfortunately I couldn't make it out (unlike the wet palette which was super well lit). Great stuff, but yeah . . . need better lighting on the mini
@@RisingApe I think it does it gives it a nice Metallica green and if you want to talk or you just add more to it. I am going to paint Lion EL Johnson in the same style and post it on tiktok
I was trying to match an automotive "chartreuse," and in theory Golden High Flow Acrylic Light Green (Yellow Shade) is nearly perfect, but I was ignorant of this medium. This video gives me a starting point, and the gloss finish looks quite promising for use in an auto model.
These past weekend I used Golden paint for my airbrush.. it works 👍. When cleaning it rarely leave lil bits here and there.. if you haven't tryed it you got to try it.. it will change everything.
@@RisingApe when using Gold transparent paint the small bottles it really to use but if you were to use for fabric remember got to add GAC900 , just couple of drops soon after it's ready for airbrushing.
@@RisingApe I'm going to start buying Gold transparent paint becz it ready to use and easy to clean. Just got my airbrush gun Master G233 and I have my old Bil-Max .
This was a great watch, never seen you before and I may well do so again. Despite that we are at two very different ends , me WW11 planes etc. Thanks Bob England
Been looking at Golden, but mainly the SoFlat paints tbh. Sadly, no local dealer sells them, yet. My art store do sell golden products, so it's only a matter of time, but still. (-: Hope you had a nice break. Great video as always. :)
Hey, thanks, you should chat to your art store, they are usually loads more flexible about ordering bits. Either that or grab them online. Cheers for watching as ever, glad you enjoyed it
@@RisingApe I usually would've. But sadly, during the pandemic they got bought up by a big chain, so help went down. :( And yepp! I'll soon end up ordering from the UK and pay the extra VAT. :D
Golden has a Virtual Color match on the website which is helpful. I wondered if their High Flows matched Citadel primers Gray Seer and Wraithbone. Answer: Titan Buff matches Wraithbone 99%. Gray Seer = 40/60 Neutral Gray 5/Titanium White .
They are so similar to artist inks, that I wonder if the difference is not stuff like the medium used, but more the marketing. (Artist) inks tend to be a little more fragile. As in they are easier to reactivate when you go over them with a contrast paint or a premade wash (although a layer of varnish helps prevent that). Have you encountered the the same problem with the High Flow range? Maybe worth testing. If they are like artists inks but a little tougher, than they would stand out in that way.
I am sure the difference is the resins and binders they use, that’s basically the only difference between most paints. I have never had issues with them reactivating once dry, if you paint over when wet though, sure. I am always experimenting though so will muck about with this next time I use them.
I mixed my High Flow trans green with vallejo blue (plus thinner and flow improver) and I got this weird reaction where little specs started separating out from the paint. Kept clogging my airbrush.
yeh It sounds like its coagualting somehow, it could just be as simple as the flow improver reacting with the binders in the paints if you solve it let me know I would be interested to hear@@AsimPaints
Do you realize how dark your video is? I couldn't really tell from the miniature what was what maybe turn some lights on that being said I love me some golden high flow actually I love all of goldens acrylics and mediums so thanks for getting the word out to more people
I don’t do miniature figure painting, but I work usually quite small and very detailed on paper. I’m new to acrylics and I find it difficult to make those incredible fine lines, because of the thickness of acrylic paint, that I do can make with watercolor or India ink. When I dilute the paint a bit it becomes transparent. I don’t want to buy new paints to add to my existing paints, but I found out that Golden has a transparent high flow medium to increase the flow of paints. Do you think that’s the way for me to thin the paint for more detail, but without making the paint too transparent? Soon I want to paint miniature landscapes on small coins, at least that’s the plan, then I need to be able to make very small details.
I find that with decent quality paints you can get very fine lines with acrylics is mainly about brush control and having a decent sharp tip on your brush. That said try inks too, get something with high opacity and there are lots of colours to choose from.
@@RisingApe Cool thanks, Kimera looks entirely out of stock. I've got a few Pro Acryl paints so far and love them, so I think I'll continue with them. Now I just need to work up the courage to bin some of my paints that I don't like
Great Stuff! Is Golden Neutral Gray a good substitute for Citadel Grey Seer Primer to then use Contrast paints on? Not sure how close the color is and if the contrast paints will flow properly like the GW primer.
Honestly I haven’t used it, but I wouldn’t get too hung up on the exact colour matching. As long as it is close enough it will give you the same end result. contrast paints flow more on golden because of its gloss surface. I have certainly never had any issues.
That’s a great question, I obviously know of mediums but not an ink like one other than thinners or flow improver. I will ask around and come back to you. EDIT: www.jacksonsart.com/golden-airbrush-transparent-extender-119ml this is what you want
At 7:21 you say that you use Golden High Flow to prime with - Would I be understanding correctly that you are applying this decidedly over the base plastic?
@@RisingApe Thanks! Gotta test this out. Have been using Vallejo Surface and Mecha primers throught the airbrush. Did not know that these could be used are a primer as well.
@@squadof5 if you have a dedicated primer, you will get a better result with that, but you can use any colour as a primer, some (not the high flow) are less durable though.
@@RisingApe @Squadof5 I've been thinking a good combo might be prime black with proper primer then zenithal Titan Buff (which is super close to GW Wraithbone apparently)
Golden reports they made their High Flow Paints to function as acrylic inks - buuuut inks are so unreliable in quality, they wanted a different name to distinguish their *quality*
This is really interesting, I purchased some golden high flow acrylic paints a while ago, after using them I concluded they weren't really right for mini painting, after watching your video I am rethinking that. A note about your video though, your lighting when looking at miniatures is really bad, like its so awful I am not really sure I can see what you are trying to show us. I am not trying to insult you, but I think if you want to have more success with your videos you need better lighting. I look forward to your next video.
