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2012/07/03 05:09:44
Subject: Oil paint washes getting darker over time?
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Primered White
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I'm a tad bit confused about these oil paint washes I've been using. I use regular GW paints all the way until I'm about to weather my units.
I then use turpenoid with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna. I get it to the darkness/weathered-ness level I want, then I think I'm done.
A day or two later, I notice that my tank is now noticeably darker than I had previously left it.
Am I crazy or has anyone else noticed this as well? Anyone have experience using these washes/colors?
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2012/07/03 06:41:19
Subject: Oil paint washes getting darker over time?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Yeah, it's the paint settling down. Assuming you glossed with a hard acrylic varnish (Klear / Future is good) before doing your oils, you can remove / blend even the fairly dried oils with a little low odour thinner on a q-tip.
EDIT: If you didn't gloss; do NOT attempt this. You will abrade the underlying paint.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/07/03 06:46:56
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2012/07/03 18:22:02
Subject: Oil paint washes getting darker over time?
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Primered White
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Whats the best way to compensate for that? Should I paint til its a few shades lighter than I want and then wait a couple of days?
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2012/07/03 18:36:20
Subject: Oil paint washes getting darker over time?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Starting with a more diluted wash might keep your pigment saturation from being as dense, resulting in a lighter final colro after oxidation.
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2012/07/03 19:13:11
Subject: Oil paint washes getting darker over time?
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Yeah. Oil washes are massively dilute; it's not about the consistency, it's about the pigment concentration. You should need about a pin-head 'dot' of paint per 10ml of thinner. Thereabouts.
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2012/07/03 20:14:59
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Primered White
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Right, so how long does it take for a thin wash to fully oxidize and settle into its "permanent" level of darkness?
I want to get an idea of how long I should wait between the weathering layers.
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