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Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone has any tips on making seraphim sepia a Lighter shade without loosing the wash consistency.

I can, of course, try some things out myself, but I wondered if anyone has any experience of trying to do this that I could draw on,

Thanks for your time,

Rich

Lahman Medium is the same stuff as the wash. You could try a 50/50 mix of Seraphim Sepia and the yellow wash (can't remember the name offhand).

Yep. Thinning the wash will lower the intensity, resulting in lighter shading. Plain water will work, to a degree, but too much will alter the consistency and flow. If you want it to behave the same, you need to add more of a "wash base," which amounts to a mix of water, acrylic medium, and a surfactant (sometimes with a drying retarder thrown in). Lahmian Medium would work, as would any of the various airbrush mediums (which are thin and high-flow, to begin with).

Generally, I just use water to thin washes, as I know how they'll behave and can account for the changed properties. If I'm mixing up a custom acrylic ink wash or wanted to really thin out something pre-mixed, I use a mix of water and Pledge Floor Care (a Future/Klear alternative), a thin, high-flow acrylic product.