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Hello all, I recently made the move over to Quickshade and dipped my Deathwing last week. I'm at a crossroads now...I used the strong tone shade, and it made my paint go from a white-ish bone to a tan, just a tad dark for my tastes (although the shading is excellent). How would you guys recommend lightening up the large, flat areas of the Terminator armor back to a bone color? Here's a pic of the squads now and a before picture of Belial compared to a completed model.


They actually look decent in this pic due to the flash, but they're noticeably darker in real life


After and Before

You need to spray them with a matt finish, either Dullcoat or the Army Painter Matt Finish spray. I swear by the APMFs. Once it dries, it has a great tooth to paint over.

I've painted over Dullcote a number of times. Can't personally vouch for other brands, but any matte varnish should have enough tooth to behave little different than a normal paint layer. Give them a dusting and resume painting, as normal, to smooth out and lighten the flats. Just take extra care to ensure that EVERYTHING has been given plenty of time to cure before moving on - you're mixing medium types, here, and don't want to risk bad reactions. Once cured, though, there's nothing to worry about - oils, enamels, and acrylics all sit on top of each other just fine, it's the mixing that causes problems.

The folks above have the right of it. you can paint right over army painter, but it's going to be tough. A matte finish over the top will give you much better tooth.

I use Winsor Newton Galeria acrylic matt varnish. It's brush on and dries almost a flat as Dulcote.

ok thanks. I already have some ArmyPainter brush on Anti-Shine Matte Varnish enroute to me from Litko. After looking at some pics, it does appear to lighten up the quickshade a little so I might not even have to throw anymore paint on there