GW base paints glossy

feanorthenoldor

feanorthenoldor

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hey guys, started getting into painting again.

Just a quick question.

When I was basecoating a cloak on a mini, I basecoated it with one of GW's blue base paints, forgot the name tbh. But it was a base paint nonetheless.

When I was done basing the cloak, after watering down the paint to about a 1:1 ratio, and covering the cloak with several thinner layers.

I noticed, compared to when I used to base things with regal blue, it came out more as a matte finish, compared to this new gw base paint, when done, came out a little glossy.

Anyone else getting this?
 
Zab

Zab

New member
Yeah the new line is a bit less matte than the old, but not drastically so. It does keep them from getting chalky when thinning for washes and glazes. Maybe you got a pot that was sitting on the shelf a bit long and isn't quite right. I had that happen with some VMC a while back, didn't know what was going on since most of those are nice and flat - turns out it was on the shelf for a few years. Beware the clearance bins ;)
 
Webmonkey

Webmonkey

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glossy is better then foamy,..

As a pratical joke,.. put a few drops of dish soap in each of your friends paint pots and shake well,..
 
BloodFather of Kharnath

BloodFather of Kharnath

Active member
Threadomancy but maybe useful to somebody out there. You're getting a glossy result because, as you said you applied "several thinned layers." Applying too many layers, regardless of their consistency, will always result in a glossy finish. Next time, stop applying layers sooner than you think is necessary. For me, when I learned how to control this it really helped me out a lot.
 
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