What`s The Best Ratio for "Black Wash" For Panel Lines?

RT4957 hi,
yes you're right, i suppose this question should be in the techniques forum, but i know what you mean: i think most people read either here or in the armour forums!
anyway, i think your "bubbling" is becuase you are using say acrylic on acrylic (right?), so that the thinner from the wash is eating into the original coat? use a protective layer of future, which is what i normally do..
talking of which, i usually follow the experts...
check out swanny's site:

http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html

this link goes striaght to what you want, but there's loads of other stuff on it as well. enjoy....
regards,
nick

What he said and to the forum!


Hi there Phil. If your paint starts to bubble when you apply a wash, you should apply a coat of future/clear or laquer before applying the wash. This way the paint is sealed in and won't suffer. You could also apply a wash that doesn't need thinner (i.e. acrylic wash), which shouldn't affect the enamel paint underneath. I have no experience with latter technique though... not certain it always works as advertised. If I need a wash to be partially absorbed into the (flat)enamel paint, for a more blended-in look, I use a wash of artists oil paint (black and burnt umber) and thinner, applied into the panel lines with a 000 size brush. Capillary action draws the wash into the panel lines. Too much paint? Dab the 000 brush in pure thinner and apply a little drop: problem solved. I then go over the panel line lightly with a apper tissue to remove any excess paint outside the panel line.
Hope this answers your question. Happy modeling!

Filibert

All I have to add is this:

Try as many different things as you can and see what you like. Then mess around a bit and see if you can't improve on someone's technique. I've taken many a technique and added my own twists to get the results I want.


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