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So I am finally going to start washing things and so far super great on guys and such but... as the title says, How do I wash large flat sections of tanks?

I have a Land raider and i found that with my color scheme a black wash makes it look really nice but its only worked so far on smaller areas because the brush strokes show up on the tank.

Suggestions?

I would recommend thinning it a good bit more if your brush strokes are showing up in your wash. You can do a few thin layers to get the same effect as a thick layer, just like regular paint application. The added advantage is that subsequent layers can focus more on areas that will take the wash better, those that are not so flat.
Do you have any pictures? Those would help a good bit in seeing how it looks and is coming out.

Multiple layers of wash in several different colors will also help. Any pooling or pudleing of wash will over lap and blend together.

Add some washing up liquid and water to your wash. This will break up the surface tension and make it less likely to puddle on the bigger areas.

Thr33ifbyair wrote:So I am finally going to start washing things and so far super great on guys and such but... as the title says, How do I wash large flat sections of tanks?

I have a Land raider and i found that with my color scheme a black wash makes it look really nice but its only worked so far on smaller areas because the brush strokes show up on the tank.

Suggestions?

Buy some future floor wax and mix it with water I use 5 parts water with on part FFW. That formula is not absolute so mess around until you get what you want then add your ink/wash/paint/stain/glaze until you get a color you like. It reduces the tension in the liquid and forces the pigment particles to to spread out more evenly and pool in the recesses instead of on the flat areas and helps eliminate things like brush strokes. As a bonus it makes the paint on your mini very tough.

Another thing you can do is to use a clean brush and wash plain water over the large area. Then quickly go back w/ your black wash. Other than that, I'd agree on thinning the wash out a bit and layering til it's the way you want it.

Meh...I can't recommend washing large flat sections of anything. No matter how much you tweak the formula, there is always some amount of pooling that just looks like crap. If you're going back over the wash with at least your basecoat (which tends to look better anyway), then I'd suggest just washing out any edges or recesses of the flat area, and then touching it back up with your basecoat.

However, if the wash over the base color is exactly what you're looking for, I don't know what to tell you.

Don't wash at all over large flat areas.
Start to learn 'juicing'.
It's a far better technique for shading crisp, flat shapes.