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I am currently painting Gracie for my Gremlins in Malifaux.

So she is getting painted in Vallejo heavy fleshtone with highlights being a mixture of the heavy fleshtone and flat flesh, working up to flat flesh. I will then use a lighter flesh to highlight some extreme points like the ears and snout. One problem is the transition between colours is quite stark (something I am trying to work on more and more) so I have taken to applying a controlled wash/glaze at the end. Normally I would just use a GW wash like Reikland Fleshshade but that is a bit darker than I want it to be. So I plan to make my own wash.

I understand the basics of making a wash/glaze (1 part paint to 10-12 parts medium/water/flow aid mix). What I am uncertain of is what stage of colour do I use as the wash/glaze. Do I use the darkest tone, some sort of mid-tone or the lightest tone?

Ideally you want a mid tone if the plan is to tie layers together. You might also want it a little thicker than your average wash, depending on how stark the contrast you're trying to smooth over is.

 Paradigm wrote:
Ideally you want a mid tone if the plan is to tie layers together. You might also want it a little thicker than your average wash, depending on how stark the contrast you're trying to smooth over is.

Thanks. I had a feeling that mid tone was what I was looking for. It is a fairly stark contrast, so I will give it a go.