Homebrewed wash?

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**EgoSL74**

Okay so, I was wondering if there's any way at all to make washes yourself? I got a few ultramarine blue paints laying around so I wouldn't mind using them as wash.

So does anyone know? Any help would be appreciated :]

**camcam_HALO**

Try folowing the instructions in the how to paint space marines book. Talks about adding water, soap, and/or PVA glue to mixtures and they form wash properties.

**Deff Dread red Edition**

I think if you water that down enough it could be used as a wash.

Welcome,but this should not be in this forum maybe in the painting and modelling section,as this being the tutorials section I expected to find a tutorial and was a bit disapointed when I saw it was not.But it is you're first post so you weren't to know.

**KingCracker**

Yup, mix soapy water with the paint. Bit by bit until it gets the consistency your looking for. Presto, you got yourself a wash

**Lorgar's_Blessed**

Actually, I've heard people combine UM Blue with the Dark Blue Wash (unsure of the name). Apparently, when done right, it comes out the same color and is a one-time coat.

**Llamahead**

Agreed with the soapy water paint mix.

**GlauG**

Soapy water and paint works, and if you paint it over a gloss coat you can even wipe off the excess when it's dry then give it another clearcoat to seal it.

Right now I managed to approximate the feel of the new generation GW washes with Matte medium mixed with water and an appropriate coloured ink. Dries to a matte or satin finish, covers well.

**vodski**

Try this , http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/Frames/Gaming/Aeronef/ModelPaint/MagicWash-content.html or this http://www.paintingclinic.com/clinic/guestarticles/magicwash.htm , can work really well. I use it all the time. The only thing I don't like about it is the finish can end a bit too glossy. Nothing that a coat of satin varnish won't fix though.