The Preacher
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Hello all,
Long time reader, first time poster here.
I am just about to start painting a Space Marine army and I am interested in pushing the limits of painting abilities on these guys, since I am converting the whole army. I want to use glazing to blend up the highlights and just wanted a little help on some things.
1. Does it matter what colour primer I use? I read an article that said if you were going to using glazing you had to use white primer. I\'m looking for a \"muted\" style of paint here and what the mini\'s to look suitably \"dark\"(I\'m using a dark blue/grey and red paint scheme.)
2. I bought some vallejo mediums to use(seems everyone recommends these when glazing) but I couldn\'t remember what to buy, so I bought two different ones. \"Matt Medium\"(btl#540) and \"Glaze Medium\"(btl#596). Which one is the proper one to use? The Glaze Medium seems to be very thin while the Matt Medium is quite thick. Is the matt like a matt varnish?
3. I have read a tonne of threads and other articles about how much medium to paint to water I should be using. But I couldn\'t find anything consistant. I read the article on Brushthralls and they are saying to use alot of it 14-20 drops. What do you guys and gals use?
Sorry about the length of the post, but I just wanted to make sure before I start laying paint on some of these models.
I am sure I will have more questions once I begin painting, so sorry about that too. LOL.
Thanks in advance to all who reply.
Long time reader, first time poster here.
I am just about to start painting a Space Marine army and I am interested in pushing the limits of painting abilities on these guys, since I am converting the whole army. I want to use glazing to blend up the highlights and just wanted a little help on some things.
1. Does it matter what colour primer I use? I read an article that said if you were going to using glazing you had to use white primer. I\'m looking for a \"muted\" style of paint here and what the mini\'s to look suitably \"dark\"(I\'m using a dark blue/grey and red paint scheme.)
2. I bought some vallejo mediums to use(seems everyone recommends these when glazing) but I couldn\'t remember what to buy, so I bought two different ones. \"Matt Medium\"(btl#540) and \"Glaze Medium\"(btl#596). Which one is the proper one to use? The Glaze Medium seems to be very thin while the Matt Medium is quite thick. Is the matt like a matt varnish?
3. I have read a tonne of threads and other articles about how much medium to paint to water I should be using. But I couldn\'t find anything consistant. I read the article on Brushthralls and they are saying to use alot of it 14-20 drops. What do you guys and gals use?
Sorry about the length of the post, but I just wanted to make sure before I start laying paint on some of these models.
I am sure I will have more questions once I begin painting, so sorry about that too. LOL.
Thanks in advance to all who reply.
