The wash will naturally move around a bit while you’re painting (more on that below). Make sure there’s no areas with too much wash. With that, once you’ve applied it to the areas you want it, glance over it before you set it down to dry. Nothing wrong with that if it’s your intent, but it sucks when it’s not. If you go too heavy then the wash can pool up too much in areas and instead of shading it, it will change the color to that of the wash you used. Once you’ve done it quite a bit then you get the hang of how much you need without overdoing it. That being said, most of the time I only find I need one coat. It’s better to do it lighter a few times to get it just right than to put too much on and have it not look right. Most of the time you don’t want to go too heavy with a wash. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the terms then be sure to check out my glossary of miniature painting terms. I’ve made a lot of mistakes while learning, so maybe I can save some of you those headaches.Īlso, it gets a little technical below and there’s some painting terminology being used. Some useful tips and advice I’ve learned over the years. I then layered red over it after to clean it up and bring the color back up. I did the same for that red cloak above as well. It was base coated in red and washed with a brown. In fact, everything on that Daemon Prince was washed and then layered up: armor, wings, skin, horns, etc. Afterwards, I came back with that same blue-white and layered the skin while leaving the recesses shaded. So, the Daemon Prince above, I painted the flesh a blue-white color. Another approach is to wash an area and then to layer it up afterwards typically with the same base coat color. One is to simply apply it to the area and call it good. See, there’s two common approaches when you’re using a wash. It’s also worth mentioning that in both of those examples I painted other layers of paint after I washed the area. So, it can hold a lot more compared to a standard layer or detail brush. The advantage of the shade brush is that it has a large belly. I like to use the Citadel Medium Shade Brush for most things I work on. You’ll want to load up your brush pretty heavily with the wash. If it’s not fully dry then you will lift up the paint with your brush and ruin the area. Quick Tip: Let a wash fully dry before painting over it. Most of the time though, you won’t be going that heavy, and it should dry in about 15 minutes, even less sometimes. If you go really heavy then it can take an hour to dry. See, with a wash being so thin and watery, when your brush goes over the model it will naturally pool up in edges, seems, textured areas, and deeper areas to create a natural looking shade.ĭepending on how thick you apply a wash will depend on how long it takes to dry. Then, when it dries, those areas where it was the heaviest will have a darker shade to them. The way it works is that when you apply it to a model, the wash will build up in areas that have seams or depth to it. It’s very watery and you won’t apply it in the same way as a normal paint. Well, you can think of it as thinned out paint. Now, here’s a great video by Vince Venturella where he talks about, and shows, the difference between the different washes and inks for miniatures by different companies. If you want a glossy look on something, then after the miniature is sealed you can use a brush on gloss varnish for the areas you want shiny. Once you seal the miniature it will tone down the glossy effect. If you’re sealing your miniatures, which you really need to be doing, then there’s no point in getting a gloss wash. I also wanted to mention the gloss washes that Citadel has. Most of the other colors are very situational, but useful to have at some point. Having a green wash and sepia wash are also very handy. Those are the two I recommend first, and from there just buy what you can when you can. If you’re on a budget, or just can’t afford to buy every wash all at once (basically most of us), then you can get away with just having a black wash and brown wash for most everything. So, don’t worry about who makes it and buy whatever is available to you. Some are a little different from others, but the objective of each one is the same, even if they have different coverage or behavior. For the most part, miniature washes are the same regardless of who makes it.
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