Rigged4Mini
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I\'m trying to figure out what goes into a glaze?
Is it extenderandf flow improver, or is it future? or just water?
Is it extenderandf flow improver, or is it future? or just water?
What to put into a glaze?
- Thread starter Rigged4Mini
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It can be done with just water, but lots of people add something to help control the glaze a bit more. Vallejo and other companies make a glaze medium, the Privateer Press guys claim to use matte medium (I use Vallejo Matte Medium some times for stubble and other glazing techniques), and some people I\'m sure will have other tips and tricks up their sleeves.
I\'d recommend trying out a few and see what works, because people use glazes so many different ways and they all probably have different additives. You can probably try a couple methods for under $10 pretty easily.
I\'d recommend trying out a few and see what works, because people use glazes so many different ways and they all probably have different additives. You can probably try a couple methods for under $10 pretty easily.
DrEvilmonki
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I use Future Floor wax or just straight water. The essence of a glaze is that you have to control the application so don\'t load your brush up. The paint/ink shouldn\'t flow freely off the brush, it should only apply where the brush is touching.
Einion
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I think this is good advice - in a nutshell, see what works for you.
@ Rigged4Mini: if you don\'t have any of the retarders, blending mediums, Future etc. at home there\'s a simple side-by-side comparison you can try as a start, using straight water and water with some dishwashing liquid in it. Thin a couple of different paints with both to the same thin consistency (use different brushes obviously) then load the brushes, take most of the paint off them so they\'re just damp and see how they each brush out on the same surface.
Try this on a basecoated mini by all means if you want to get a good feel for how you\'ll actually be using the technique.
This is pretty much the secret to glazing - don\'t overload the brush:
Einion
squig hunter
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I generally use a ratio of
10 water:1 paint:1 matt medium:1 liquitex glaze medium.
I hope this helps.
Squig
10 water:1 paint:1 matt medium:1 liquitex glaze medium.
I hope this helps.
Squig
I use .. glaze medium.
I get mine by the craft paints at the hobby store. Equal parts glaze medium and water then mix in paint/ink to suit.
The benefit is that this product is designed to mix into acrylic paint. Some of the newer paint lines don\'t play well with Future any more.
I get mine by the craft paints at the hobby store. Equal parts glaze medium and water then mix in paint/ink to suit.
The benefit is that this product is designed to mix into acrylic paint. Some of the newer paint lines don\'t play well with Future any more.
White glue is really similar to acrylic paint. Polyvinyl acetate I think. It does work but because it starts white and dries clear, it might be funky to use.
White glue can also be used to smooth out rough spots on a model, or be used over top of gap filling putty, I use it when I grind a detail off of a smooth surface like a Space Marine shoulder pad some times. You just have to be careful not to scratch it afterwards, because the PVA can tend to peel off instead of just chipping
White glue can also be used to smooth out rough spots on a model, or be used over top of gap filling putty, I use it when I grind a detail off of a smooth surface like a Space Marine shoulder pad some times. You just have to be careful not to scratch it afterwards, because the PVA can tend to peel off instead of just chipping
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
I found that PVA is not compatable with airbrush medium. I normally use matt airbrush meduim as part of my magic wash. I was working on some terrain and trying to skip a step buy mixing glue in with the basecoat paint so I could flock it in one step... Mixed the pva into a bowl of thinned paint, airbrush media, and water. Foamed up as I mixed it in - like sponge rubber almost, except gooey. Never quit being gooey either. ossessed:
ossessed:generulpoleaxe
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water is all i use most of the time.
if a certain colour is prone to becoming grainy when heavily thinned down i add a drop of glaze medium to the mix.
if a certain colour is prone to becoming grainy when heavily thinned down i add a drop of glaze medium to the mix.
demonherald
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I agree with einion on the golden rule..don\'t overload the brush..this way you keep control of the finish...
I use different things at different times for different results....
water most of the time..occasionally some dish soap (or washing up liquid as we call it..)
have also been experimenting with tamiya clear (not the coloured clears) and this has a very interesting effect as a glaze with paint water and the clear on metallic areas....
I use different things at different times for different results....
water most of the time..occasionally some dish soap (or washing up liquid as we call it..)
have also been experimenting with tamiya clear (not the coloured clears) and this has a very interesting effect as a glaze with paint water and the clear on metallic areas....
Willowwing
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Matte Medium for acrylics from hobby lobby or michaels for around 7 bucks. It makes the paint transparent but still has color. Works awesome for blending and shading areas. Takes a few coats to achieve what you want but well worth it.
