Mr. Pudsie here is quite a pain. I'm not happy with how the skin turned out. When I paint the next one, I'll switch the order of the highlights and the glazes. I'm having a hard time getting used to the new GW washes. The pigmentation is just weird. It makes it hard to decide if they should be dilluted or not.I also managed to place a couple of red fingerprints courtesy of Vallejo Red glaze on this little jerk. Good news is that I managed to control my temper and I did not go into a nerd rage because of it. I really must be getting older and wiser.
I'm going to try really, really hard to finish this one up by tomorrow. I have to go on a business trip Wednesday, and I want him to be done by then!
I've been playing around with it a lot too recently, both on army quality miniatures (just to get them painted and off my painting table), and as a guide for highlighting/shading on character models.
ReplyDeleteI never dilute the new GW washes - the dried effect relies a lot on the consistency and surface tension in the original mixture, and water tends to muck up the "oily" feel to it. It's a matter of slopping it on with a large brush, and then setting it aside till it is completely dried.
I'll see if I can get some pics up later today of my own wash experiments.
Ohh, I see. You basically have to throw it at them. That won't be good for my OCD! I'd love to see some examples.
ReplyDeleteI add water to mine sometimes but I think they are better used layered on in thin layers :P
ReplyDeleteI have used them in thick layers too on metallic areas to great effect. It all depends on the finish you are after.