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| Subject: | Re: How to apply a wash? |  |
| Date: | Aug 5, 2004 |
| From: | Mike Gardella | |
First thing is that there are 2 types of washes, 1) general wash, 2) pin wash.
For the general wash you mix about 90% thinner with a very dark shade of your base color, and cover the entire model with this. You can use a wide flat brush. Normally you would use a different medium for the wash than you do for the base coat on your model. If you paint your model with Acrylics, you can use oils or enamels thinned with mineral spirits or Turpenoid for the wash. Some people coat the model with a protective gloss finish prior to applying the wash. You can use Future floor wax for this purpose. If the wash appears too dark or blotchy, you can wipe off the excess paint with a cloth soaked in a little thinner.
For a pin wash. You would make a slightly more concentrated wash mixture, 80% thinner, 20% paint. For this method you would use 2 brushes, a clean wide flat brush and a pointed brush. You would wet a small area at a time with clean thinner and the wide brush, then you would apply the wash mixture with the pointed brush to small details such as rivets and panel lines.
If you use oils for your washes, you can use the following: Black, Raw umber and or Sepia for general washes and pin washes to simulate shadows in recesses or dirt accumulations. You can use Burnt Sienna to represent rust streaks.
Although I use oils for washes, I have seen some people use India ink with either alcohol or water/dishwashing soap for a wash. I would recommend that if you paint your models in enamels or laquers.
Hope this helps.
Mike |
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