Painting help, I need it.

[orkblasta]

This may be a stupid question but as we all know there is know such thing as a stupid question, so here it is. I've always wondered how exactly to do washes, I like how they work but have never understood how to use them. So if anyone here could give me the basic run down on how to get a good wash that would be appreciated.

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[arsonfire]

If using the pre-made washes, just cover the intended area with it so that it flows down into the cracks.

If using normal paint, get a bit of it on the end of the brush, dunk it in water and then do the same. This can be useful to learn as some of the pre-made GW washes become shiny after they dry. Badab black for instance.

[Alice]

^ Like he said, but remember to make sure the layer of paint underneath the wash is completely dry first!

It works best if you prime the model with a basecoat of white (or black) and then paint on the main colour of the model. So for mine I undercoat in white, then paint the models bubonic brown. After that has dried you can just get a big soft brush and slosh the wash all over, so that it gets into all the grooves in the model. Then when the wash is dry, you just paint around the grooves so that the wash is what darkens them and makes the details more obvious

[orkblasta]

cool, so just add water, huh, I guess I just thought it was more complicated than that. I'll have to test it out on my practice models see what I get.

[Swarm God]

uh you dont just want to use water, that MIGHT work for a very small area but it will dry in very ugly and uneven patterns. You want to at a very small dab of dish soap to the mixture to break up the surface tension. That will make the paint spread out more evenly

[orkblasta]

ok I'll try that thanks for the info.

[azn]

also, by adding water, you'll be diluting the wash/paint so it might not be as "strong" as you want it to be. in that case, let the first wash dry and then apply another wash if you wish. it all depends on how deep/dark you want the darkened/shadow areas to be.