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PM Elenderil
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Elenderil
30th Nov 2017 08:39:52

If you haven’t used acrylics before then you need to experiment a bit.  I have settled on a system of pre shading.  I undercoat white (using a Halfords white aerosol primer) thena wash using GW Agrax Earthshade or Windsor & Newton Peat Brown ink.  I thin the acrylic paint to let the undercoat and shade show through and block paint. 

Others undercoat black and paint the high spots in a denser colour.  Vallejo is good for that as they have good pigment density.  You do need to give them a really good shake and I second the suggestion for a ball bearing in each bottle.  I have gone from old Humbrol Enamels to acrylics like you have.  I wouldn’t go back if you paid me.  The colours mix well and cover well.  I do suggest buying a drying retarder as acrylics dry faster than enamels although water works almost as well and you do get used to the shorter set edge time.

 

 


PM Daren
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Daren
2nd May 2018 12:10:06

I use a grey primer, then apply wash and pick out the details that now stand out with colour - you can see some examples by searching for nerad games and looking at images. This technique works perfectly for me using Baccus figures due to nice detail.


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dourpuritan
3rd May 2018 12:38:44

Since you first posted I have changed my technique, having been put onto this by a hobby shop owner. Rather than dilute with water I now use Vallejo acrylic thinner. This thins the paint, making it easier to apply, without dispersing the colour, which water does apparently.


A little goes a long way

PM mcolbert
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mcolbert
6th May 2018 06:41:12

FWIW for my paining over the past few years, 2mm - 35mm I have used inks from liquitex and daler rowney.  I don't claim to be anything other than a wargame level camoflager, but they work.


PM HuubStegeman
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HuubStegeman
6th May 2018 11:34:31

So far I've only got a spray can of Vallejo black primer and one or two bottles of paint, and the rest of my paints are still Citadel. I will switch to Vallejo and possibly Army Paint in the future. The primer is great, anyway!


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dourpuritan
23rd May 2018 11:09:26

One of my wargaming friends is also an industrial chemist and his mantra (which I follow) is don't undercoat until you have used a primer, as primers are made to adhere to metal better than ordinary paints. Once primed, and I always prime using Vallejo white primer, then undercoat whatever colour you like - but not too thick.


A little goes a long way

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