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Offline Deepsix++

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panel lining and surface detail washes
« on: October 04, 2014, 10:39:06 AM »
hey guys , for a while now I have been using MIG volcanic sand and denatured alcohol to do my washes but I want to try something different . The problem with mig pigments is that it works into the uneven'ness of flat paint , which for some models looks OK but for other models I really just want dark around small detail and panel lines . what kind of other product are out there that can be used to do washes aside from really thinning out model master paints. any help would be appreciated thanks   
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Offline LemonJello

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Re: panel lining and surface detail washes
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2014, 12:55:46 AM »
I've had decent results with using acrylic craft paint, water and a drop or two of liquid dish soap.  Easy to clean up with a damp cotton swab or paper towel.

Offline Antonio Sobral

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Re: panel lining and surface detail washes
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2014, 06:49:57 PM »
Hi

Actually you can use pretty much anything to do a wash, assuming that what you mean by wash is actually a very very thinned paint
(or "colored thinner", as some guys like to call it  ;) ).

- Pigments (like MIG) can be thinned with water or turpentine (or any equivalent), but since they are very coarse in nature,
the final result is not very good in most of cases. That's why most of the people do not use them for this purpose.

- Painting Oils are the most used media. Thinned with the appropriate thinner (either the classic turpentine, or the more modern ones,
less toxic and without any smell), they give you the best results, because they are very forgiving, due to their long drying times.
Thatīs my favorite method.

Recently have appeared on the market some types of oils than can be mixed and thinned with water (for persons who are sensitive
or allergic to the oil thinners used), but I tried them once and did not like them.

- In place of oils, you can you also enamel paints. The method and results are similar to oils.

- Acrylics are also OK. But since they dry fast, and once dried there is no easy way back to remove them, you have to be fast an assertive
in order not to have any regrets later on :)
Personally I have done it, in very rare cases.

- Writing ink (ink used in calligraphy) can also be used.
I do not have experience with them, so cannot give any tip.

One final word of warning:
If you have painted you model with acrylics, there is no problem with any of the above methods described
but you have painted them with enamels, please be careful, because the thinner used might dissolve the enamel.
In that case, protect the paint with a good layer of clear acrylic varnish, before applying the wash.

I hope this is of any help!

Cheers

Antonio

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Re: panel lining and surface detail washes
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2014, 07:36:42 PM »
I use Windsor and Newton inks diluted with water for washes, soetimes with a drop of washing up liquid, depending on whether I want it to stick in the middle of panels as well or run to the edge. I tend to be wary of heavy washes and don't use them at all sometimes, since to my taste, they can look exaggerated and "cartoony".
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