Removing sheen from inks

[richrockster]

Hey all,

I've been adding inks to my paints when shading, and it's a great smooth result, but it's shiny. :crying:

All I'd like to know is if there is any way to remove this without a matt varnish - I've had bad experiences with varnish in the past - it really mucked up my mini's. Now I'm painting primarily for the display cabinet, I haven't actually got any varnish...

So, how do I lessen the shine off inking?

 

[airhead]

Testor's DulCoat if you can get it over there.

You might find some matt agent in Golden or W&N acrylics.
It would be a guess as to how much to add.

A link to Golden's Matt Medium:
http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/mattemed.php

 

[Jbickley00]

Yeah matte medium might do the trick. I'd try the golden matte. are you adding inks into the paint and then shading? Or are you painting and then inking?

 

[richrockster]

Adding inks to the shading, I find it helps deepen the shade, thins it just right to allow a smooth shade to start working highlights into.
I'm about due an order to get more paints/media, so I'll look into a matt medium. I've got Glaze Medium, but figure that's something different...
Thanks for the advice guys, I'll let you know.