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2010/09/27 19:04:29
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I need to make a homemade wash out of black acrylic paint. I will use distiller water but don't know the ratio of water to paint. If anyone has a good recipe for this please let me know.
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2010/09/27 19:15:19
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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What I do is just add water until it is a good consistancy, kinda like skim milk.
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2010/09/27 19:19:54
Subject: Re:How do you make a homemade wash?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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So just the paint and distiller water is all I need?
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2010/09/27 19:22:54
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Rampaging Furioso Blood Angel Dreadnought
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Yes. But it won't be like the GW washes...
To like a GW-ish wash... you'd better off using black ink, some distilled water and matte medium.
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2010/09/27 19:32:40
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Les Bursley's Wash Recipe:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page
He used to sell it commercially, but there were issues with regulation and such, so he just posted how to make it. Just takes a little digging. 
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2010/09/27 20:22:13
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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The Last Chancer Who Survived
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I just use any paint color I want to make a wash from and make a mix of about 50% water, 25% paint and 25% matte medium. Add more water if you want it lighter, add less if you want it darker  you really just have to experiment to get it right since every color is different.
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2010/09/27 20:24:42
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Charging Dragon Prince
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I always thought it was like powdered milk (or baby powder?) just add water.
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2010/09/27 21:10:26
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Yellin' Yoof
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Guitardian wrote:I always thought it was like powdered milk (or baby powder?) just add water.
Adding water will work to a degree. It just doesn't cover as well.
Adding a flow aid helps the wash travel into all the little cracks and crevices of the model without pooling or running all over the place. Matte medium also works as a flow aid as well as reduces the shine that is caused by using inks. Neither are required, technically, but they are great tools to have around.
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2010/09/27 21:18:00
Subject: How do you make a homemade wash?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I second this wash. I made me a batch recently and am very happy with the results.
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