GW Gloss washes

[Daevyll]

Quick question to those who have tried them, do they flow differently from the 'regular' washes?

 

I often use oil washes for pin washing and panel lines because of the flow properties. However because of the thinner, you need to varnish before and after which is a pain, so I was kind of hoping the gloss washes had that same capillary action flow without whilst still being acrylics... has anyone tried?

 

 

[Tyberos the Red Wake]

Yes they do. They aren't as good as a gloss varnish plus oil pin wash, but they do simulate that effect. They flow into the cracks much better and because of that also don't tint the raised surfaces as much. I think if you did a good gloss varnish to help out the wash like Klear and then used the Citadel gloss washes, you could get an effect very close, if not identical, to an oil pin wash.

[Xenith]

I found that Lahmian medium mixed with the regular washes also helps them flow into recesses better.

[Major_Gilbear]

The gloss varnish before the pinwash also serves a second purpose: it provides a nice smooth surface for the thin pinwash to run along.

 

If the pinwash is very low-viscosity (and you can add a little flow-aid to GW washes if you want, as it will help them), then it should still work well enough.

 

In either case, I would still expect a very low-viscosity pinwash to work best over a gloss or varnished finish, regardless of whether the pinwash is acrylic or oil.

[GoblinChow]

They seem to flow pretty well.  I use them on metallic surfaces, and I use them as a contrast to the flat washes.  I might coat the shield of a knight with the gloss wash, the cloth robes with a standard flat wash and the power armor with a 50/50 mix of gloss and flat.  The three different finishes can give the impression of different surfaces quite well.  Sometimes, I use gloss instead of flat for the top edges of hard, smooth features on the model.  This gives a glint to the model, like it is out in the sun.