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Hello, all.

Finally getting my word bearers painted up.

As for my steps, I airbrush Khorne Red, and then wash in Agrax Earthshade.

Now, looking at pics in codices, White Dwarf, etc, it looks like they always reclaim the base coat leaving only a fine line of the shadow in the recesses.

Well, I noticed that after washing Khorne Red with the earthshade (which I use because carroburg crimson is worthless), it creates a nice shadow and doesn't really alter the red color much or leave ugly brush strokes on wider areas (like the pauldrons). It almost seems like a waste of time to reclaim areas with Khorne Red.

Thoughts?

Use an oil wash and you won't need to worry about it. Or use a satin varnish before and pin wash the model instead of bathing it in wash.