ARMY PAINTER QUICKSHADE MIXING MEDIUM HOW TO
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ARMY PAINTER QUICKSHADE MIXING MEDIUM PLUS

ARMY PAINTER QUICKSHADE MIXING MEDIUM PLUS

This is a plus because if you have 50 miniatures to paint, you want to do so in the least amount of time possible. Unlike Citadel, Army Painter paints can be used in an airbrush because of the extremely fine pigments. They are cheaper than Citadel, have a thinner consistency than Vallejo, and come in a good variety of colors. Each set also comes with a guide to using each type of paint and a free brush so what’s not to love?Ĭompared to other popular paint lines such as Citadel, GW, and Vallejo, Army Painter paints are doing very well. Customers love the number of different colors that are included in their sets and how easy the paints are to use. It comes with almost every color imaginable to make your armies come to life! How Good are Army Painter Paints?įrom all of the reviews (video, forum review pages) posted online, Army Painter is a top contender. If you’re an avid tabletop player, then we highly recommend this 50 piece non-toxic Army Painter kit. If you’re planning on using your newly created custom color a lot then you can purchase some empty Army Painter mixing bottles to store them so you don’t have to create the same mix every time you need it. Many websites will tell you to mix 1 drop of the mixing medium with 2 drops of the paint or any variation of that and while these are great rules of thumb, ALWAYS test out the color to make sure it’s what YOU want. Test out the color on some paper or a miniature/model you don’t mind messing up or re-doing to see how the colors behave. When mixing colors you want to add a little at a time until you’ve achieved your desired look.

ARMY PAINTER QUICKSHADE MIXING MEDIUM HOW TO

Thankfully, Army Painter has a mixing guide pdf on their website that you can download and save and it will show you how to mix different colors to get lighter or completely different hues. Some highlights can be achieved by simply mixing the color with white paint or a mixing medium while others need to be mixed with several different colors. This is when you’d need to mix one or more paints to get that perfect color and intensity. Or, maybe you want to add a highlight in a few areas and realize that the highlight color has not already been included in the set. Sometimes you notice that a color you need to paint on your miniature is not a color that has been included in the set of paints you have. You want to avoid the end product looking splotchy so thinning the product helps the flow of the wash which in turn allows you to paint an even coat with a good consistency. Thinning your wash is also helpful when you’re painting a large surface area.

If you thin out the wash and use a thinner brush, you can add more wash in places you want a darker color and less in places where you want the color to be more muted or lighter.

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Even though washes are already pretty thin, sometimes they are too dark for the part of the miniature you are painting.įor instance, skin tone is something that typically has a lot of variances in color and most washes will not account for that in their mix. Thinning it out with a medium also helps you to blend better and relatively easily. This helps to evenly distribute the pigment in the wash better and allows you to use a thinner brush for more control over your shading. You don’t need to thin out your army painter washes, but if you struggling with the wash and you want more control of the movement of the liquid then you can thin it with an acrylic medium.

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