Castellan Maximus Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm new to airbrushing and have been practicing on a couple of sacrificial marines. I have have been experimenting with zenithal highlighting and washes and have some questions about a couple issues that I have had. I have been painting black armour and have been highlighting with shades of grey and then washing them with dark wash. 1. How do you avoid/ fix spotting when applying the highlights? 2. How do you avoid/ fix / clean up uneven drying marks from the wash on the neatly applied airbrushed highlights? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315424-airbrushing-and-washing-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 There's no shortcut really. Thin your paint. If you want a smooth transition with no spotting, you'll need to build it up in many layers of thin paint. If you want to minimise tide marks from a wash, you'll need to make sure only a very thin layer has to dry at once, and build the effect up with multiple applications instead of one thick one. You might find oil washes work better for you than Citadel Shade type products. Oils don't really create noticeable tide marks, and their long working time makes it easy to adjust them, clean them off raised areas, drag the paint around to smooth the transition, etc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315424-airbrushing-and-washing-question/#findComment-4210633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Maximus Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I picked up some oils this afternoon to try for washing. I will do some more experiments Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315424-airbrushing-and-washing-question/#findComment-4210927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Don't forget to varnish first. You will need to clean them off some areas, and you don't want to strip the paint. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315424-airbrushing-and-washing-question/#findComment-4211374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Maximus Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yes. I saw that the varnish step is very important before washing the mini Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315424-airbrushing-and-washing-question/#findComment-4211436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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