Brush on matt varnish suggestion

[Karhedron]

Can anyone suggest a good brush on matt varnish that is water soluble please?

 

I normally finish my models with Testors Dullcote which is great but tends to dull metallics. I am working on some Sanguinary Guard and I have used a satin varnish to preserve the lustre of the gold armour but I would like to brush some matt onto the non-metallic areas to dull them down. I have tried GW Stormshield but it is very thick and gloopy. Does anyone have suggestions for something that flows a bit more smoothly and gives a better finish?

 

I am considering Testors brush-on but with kids in the house, I prefer water-based paints rather than having to clean the brushes with solvents.

[kabaakaba]

I use Vallejo Acrylic Matt varnish. It's have fine finish, ain't frost matt but gives good result. 

Here is very gloss surface and patch coated with 1 layer of varnish in middle

I can say how it's work with metallics but with a single coat it's doesn't diminished NMM metals. With 3 layers I was forced to reapply top highlights

Edited 9 hours ago by kabaakaba

[Karhedron]

2 hours ago, kabaakaba said:

I can say how it's work with metallics but with a single coat it's doesn't diminished NMM metals. With 3 layers I was forced to reapply top highlights

 

That looks promising. I am not worried about how it goes on metallics as I can brush it on just the areas I want to matt down and avoid the metallic areas. Hence the desire for a brush varnish rather than an aerosol.

[Rowland]

I really like Army painter anti-shine.  If I can be bothered I use Satin varnish on everything then gloss on the eye lenses and so on and anti shine on the fabrics.

It flows really well.

Edited 5 hours ago by Rowland

[kabaakaba]

1 hour ago, Karhedron said:

 

That looks promising. I am not worried about how it goes on metallics as I can brush it on just the areas I want to matt down and avoid the metallic areas. Hence the desire for a brush varnish rather than an aerosol.

I'm switched to on brush varnish and primer also Vallejo. It's work great and I don't care about weather anymore

[Firedrake Cordova]

I've seen people (e.g. Duncan Rhodes) really rate the AK Interactive varnishes, although I can't confirm as I only have the Vallejo ones.

 

Depending on the varnish, you might find you want to thin it a little, against the instructions.

[Karhedron]

1 hour ago, Rowland said:

I really like Army painter anti-shine.  If I can be bothered I use Satin varnish on everything then gloss on the eye lenses and so on and anti shine on the fabrics.

It flows really well.

 

I can only see the spray can or the airbrush formulation. Do you use the airbrush stuff and simply apply it with a paint brush?

[Evil Eye]

I've been using Gaahleri's Kaleido matt varnish through my airbrush and it's very nice; I haven't tried hand-applying it yet, but I'll give it a shot and report back. It's completely water-based so it should be fine though.