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Hello there!

first time I used a GW Glaze yesterday, following the "How to Paint a Gorkanaut" Youtube tutorial from GW.
However, I did it in red rather than yellow. So basically I did Mephiston Red basecoat, Agrax Earthshade shading, Kindleflame dry-brushing, and then Bloodletter glaze.

After the Glaze dried, I realized a couple of things:
1. the red does not seem brighter than it was before the Glaze, unlike what seemed to happen in the tutorial with the yellow
2. some areas were kind of stained, with a film of paint that's kind of reflective, and did not blend at all with the basecoat

So, quick questions:
did you experience the same?
is it because I came back to some areas with the glaze while it was drying?
what would you do to clean up the mess?


Here are a couple of pictures to show what I'm talking about:



Thanks for your help!
Nicolas

That sort of thing happens from time to time, especially on large areas. Yes, it's usually because you've gone back over an area, either lifting the glaze and moving it or putting too much on, unevenly.

It's usually a repainting fix. As glazes are translucent, whatever you do shows through. You can't remove glaze easily.

The way to avoid is to use larger brushes on larger areas. A big, soft sable wedge is useful. Glazes are applied with a small number of slow strokes.

So, is your advice to repaint with the basecoat, then re-apply the glaze properly?

Thanks for your help!

Yeah, or weather it or add decals/freehand to hide the blemishes, which is probably the better course of action.

Honestly it doesn't look like it won't mostly disappear under a weathering pass.

Lucky it's orky and therefore best looking beaten up. On something that has to look clean I'd advocate repainting that panel though.

Indeed, decals or weathering effect should do the trick!

Thanks Winterdyne!