blending
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You want very thin watered down layers, and lots of them to get a really smooth transition. It should be watered down so much that one layer will be almost invisible, but a few layyers will be seen.
Thats the basic concept, but im sure some of the more pro painters will have a better guide.
Thats the basic concept, but im sure some of the more pro painters will have a better guide.
Here is a good article to help you!
Basically repeating what matt said, you need to work up the transitions, it may help to go from light to dark as I sometimes end up going too dark - that way you can stop whenver you feel the shading is right...
You definitely need to water down the paints and also make sure you don\'t try and blend two vastly different tones - it won\'t work. You need a few intermediate tones to create a smooth blend.
Hope that helps!
Tom
Basically repeating what matt said, you need to work up the transitions, it may help to go from light to dark as I sometimes end up going too dark - that way you can stop whenver you feel the shading is right...
You definitely need to water down the paints and also make sure you don\'t try and blend two vastly different tones - it won\'t work. You need a few intermediate tones to create a smooth blend.
Hope that helps!
Tom
Aragorns mate
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brilliant tutorial, so simple and yet so informative
shall they be a thin as if you should do a wash ??? 
Brother Tom
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The best way is to experiment , you will find that certain colours like red and yellows don\'t really need watering down as much as the paints seem quite thin anyway, where as i find something like white needs to be watered down pretty heavily. Remember though patient is the key.
One tip - have a rag/tissue ready to soak up excess from your brush - although you want the paint watery, you don\'t neccessarily want to flood the area, especially as this can lead to tidemarks and paint getting where you don\'t want it.
You only have to touch the tip on the tissue, and osmosis, or whatever the mechanical process is called - draws the majority of the water from the brush.
You only have to touch the tip on the tissue, and osmosis, or whatever the mechanical process is called - draws the majority of the water from the brush.
Wren
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Hiya. Here are a couple of links with more helpful tips:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=14088
http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21085&hl=
If you\'re having trouble with flooding an area, you might need to unload your brush a little more. After you load the brush with paint, pull it against the corner of your palette. Or you can dab it against a piece of papertowel to wick off the excess.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=14088
http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21085&hl=
If you\'re having trouble with flooding an area, you might need to unload your brush a little more. After you load the brush with paint, pull it against the corner of your palette. Or you can dab it against a piece of papertowel to wick off the excess.
