I am in desperate need of a great white paint

[Glitterfly Faces]

I cannot find a white paint that will not bleed or will actually cover up background colours.  I have Paradise and DX and neither cover up even a light under colour.

I am going crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kim

[Sherry]

The best I've heard of are Wolfe or DFX, which work the same.  What are you using it for?  Some people take a wet Q-tip and clean the background color off where they need the white.

[sparklingfaces]

I find that it depends on how dry your background is before painting white over it.
You may want to give it a bit more time to dry before adding your white line work

[GaFacepainter]

I love the Wolfe white. It covers really well.

[Alison]

Diamond FX White - gets my vote.

And if you lightly sponge on Snazarroo
before painting white Diamond FX designs - that should work

[Sherry]

Is it to cover a tattoo?  If it's for something like that I've heard of some different alternatives.

[Glitterfly Faces]

I need a good white to do line work over colours.  Sometimes next to black as an accent.  I just cannot find anything that stays white.

[Sherry]

Hi Kim,

I took Cathy Corbett's butterflies class yesterday and she shared her way of painting white over black.  I haven't tried it yet, but thought I'd share.

She was painting a monarch butterfly with all the thick black squiggly on the edges.  I believe the black had a minute to dry a bit as she was talking and then she loaded her brush with white... for the white dots.  She said you load it well and hold the brush at a 90 degree angle with the brush hairs pointing down.  THis lets the white move toward the tip.  Then to make her dots, she touches it to the black.  She said as soon as she feels the white touching the black she pulls it back up.  She's not pushing the brush into the black and muddying it.  She can feel just when the white paint is touching to the black and then she pulls it back away.  Something to try anyway?  I know this would only be for dots and maybe not as useful for other things, but when she was telling us this I thought of your post.   

[Glitterfly Faces]

Sherry - you are so sweet.  Your like our very own little spy.   
I will def. try this and I love the advice.
Have fun.

[Sherry]

I have some pics from her class now.   

Here's her monarch butterfly face paintings.  A cheek art version and full face.

[Sherry]

[Wildcatfin]

Wolfe/DFX are the same paints just diff distributers, mainly.  TAG too - same factory.

and yep they are the strongest whites around. i don't use them for bases but always for linework over other colours.

Cat x

[twink-elle]

Those butterflies are so great. I'm shopping for white, too. I think I'll head over to Sherry's site and do some shopping. Any more comments about the DFX white?

[TheSparklingLady]

Sherry's tactic is the right one I think: Basically, that method of lifting off as soon as the white touches, results on a white blip (a tiny blob) of paint instead of any kind of stroke. Heavier load with a light touch for strokes over very dry paint as Vi said.

Now I just have to actually perfect all that and be patient enough to let it dry!

[leginabz]

I am so not a pro but I love my Wolfe Brothers White!  You do need to load it thick and not runny on your brush for the best results.  Someone gave me a good tip to make a littel puddle whole in my paint so i have and area to make the paint as thick or runny as i need.  I use it over the black when i am making teeth and it covers just fine.  For swirley lines I love it as well but you have to make sure to have plenty of paint and the under paint has to be dry.