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Increasingly I’ve taken to using oil washes on my miniatures. I always paint the models themselves with Citadel acrylics and then use Humbrol acrylic varnish from a rattle can to protect the paint job. Despite my best efforts however I do sometimes end up damaging the paint job. I’ve bought a can of Humbrol enamel varnish figuring that it would do a better job of protecting the paint work, however I’ve no experience using this sort of varnish before. My question is is it safe to use an enamel varnish over an acrylic paint job? -
Hi all, In order to make my models a bit more durable, I wanted to apply a fully covering layer of Vallejo Gloss varnish over some models (which is then to be followed by Citadel Purity Seal from a can to make it matt). However, when I applied it, it formed droplets on the model (much like a wash) that were white and opaque, completely obscuring the paint scheme underneath. I managed to scrape these white dots from the model, but not without damage to the paint scheme. Is there a way to prevent this? I already tied watering it down, but that only seems to make it more 'foamy'. Or have I been too impatient and should I have given the varnish more time to settle and turn transparent? Or it the Purity Seal sufficient and can I do without the varnish?
