What colour undercoat do you use?

[Plasticoutsider]

Just wondering what undercoat you're all using.

[Wulf]

I used to use a neutral grey, but now use white artist's Gesso. For bigger jobs where I can't be bothered brushing it on, I still use a neutral grey spray primer - Army Painter by preference.

[FierceKitty]

Formerly white, but since switching to acryllics, I've had my moment on the road to Damascus.

[Plasticoutsider]

I use black.  I tend to paint acrylics like you would oils, rather than like watercolours.  
I only thin the paint enough so it loosens a bit.  I like to leave shadow in the recesses and build up highlights toward the higher points on the figure.
I find I see results more quickly that way.

I also, apparently, like to type 'I' quite a lot.  Sorry about that.

[toxicpixie]

All of the above, plus a variety of browns from deep chocolate to light yellow-tan sand. And sometimes green/olive drab.

Does that help?!

Currently on the work bench are figures in the yellow tan/sand, white and black undercoats!

[FierceKitty]

A girlfriend once remarked sarcastically that my manual typewriter (late 70s, this was) stuck a lot on the vertical vowel. The implication still bothers me, three and a half decades later.

[Ithoriel]

Undercoat colour varies a lot depending on what I'm painting - scale, period, troop type all have an impact on the colour used.

Black, white and grey are most common but some of the sci-fi waiting to be painted at the moment were undercoated red, for example.

[Subedai]

I clicked on white because that is my main undecoating colour and I follow it with a black Magic Wash. For 6mm I use black.

[WeeWars]

Dark brown as a dark undercoat:

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost27.htm

Khaki or yellow brown as a light undercoat:

www.michaelscott.name/1809/1809blogpost65.htm

Halford's camouflage spray range has both dark brown and khaki. However, a more yellow sandy colour like Army Painter's gives a warmer glow.

[Luddite]

Brown is my main colour (usually Halfords 'camoflage' range brown).  Its so much more 'natural' than the harsher black/white/grey.

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/in-grim-darkness-of-far-future-there-is_6440.html

I may use black if the model warrants it.  

For models with a predominant colour (or tone), i'll try to use that colour, e.g. i did my 2nd Boer War British undercoat in khaki / tan. (Dabbed on the details, ink washed and done).

I'm finding myself becoming increasingly abstract in my quest to get the little chaps onto the table asap, so minimising colours is good, and if i can ink wash over an undercoat that's a real plus!

[Matt J]

white, always white

[fsn]

Depends. Black, white or grey.

[Poggle]

I use light brown or black, depending on the final colour.

[Zippee]

White - it makes colour glow

I then paint a black undercoat for white metal and brown for yellow metal and flesh

Does that mean both?

Nope white it is, and paint in washes

[Womble67]

Nearly always white

Take care

Andy