Thanks from phil (heeeeeelp)

Hi Phil,

Because you do not have a 'ridge' to contain the wash, it will spread around. I'm not a particularly good figure painter (I'm still learning !), but you may find it easier to use artist oils instead of enamels and/or acrylics to do your shading and highlighting... Still use acrylics to paint the 'base' coat, whethe it's flesh, or the colour of the garment, but use those artist oils to give depth. They come in tubes, are sometimes expensive but will last forever, as you only use minute amount of paint on any figure. They take a long, very long time to dry (days!), which allows you to blend them in the underlaying acrylic and ito each other very well. The paints you'll need for flesh are Titanium White, Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre. Hope this helps!

Domi

Use a darker tone for the seam and outlining than the darkest tone you use for shadowing. i.e. if you are painting a red uniform and use a dark red for shadow, then do your seam lines and under pockets etc. in a really dark red mixed with burnt umber.

Mike

did you use a coat of matte or gloss laquer first?? if you add a wash on unsealed paint it will bleed ......give it a coat of sealing varnish /laquer /future/ whatever you use,first this makes any subsequent washes run into the recesses.and facillitates wiping off the excess,from the raised details ....
REGARDS.......