GW Texture Paints

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**Marmatag**

Hey Everyone, I tried searching but didn't see an answer.

I'm using the GW texture paint to create a base. Then, I dry brushed green, and red-brown, and dawnstone to get a rocky-earthy effect. It looks good to me, but the texture paint is crumbling off.

Is there something I should coat over the texture paint to prevent this? In retrospect, I could put this on and just prime over it, but that seems A) like overkill and B) you lose the natural color of the texture paint.

Anyone figure this out?

**Skullhammer**

I've had this problem with the cracking paint (iron earth) mixing them up first a lot will help in future. Otherwise a watered down coat or 2 of pva glue will seal them well. Best to do this before dry brushing as tge glue sometimes can leave it a bit glossy.

Others may have different method.so good luck.

**Marmatag**

Skullhammer wrote:
I've had this problem with the cracking paint (iron earth) mixing them up first a lot will help in future. Otherwise a watered down coat or 2 of pva glue will seal them well. Best to do this before dry brushing as tge glue sometimes can leave it a bit glossy.

Others may have different method.so good luck.

I was thinking something like that. Do you have a brand of glue you prefer?

**Ustrello**

I usually prime the base first before I put down the crackle texture paint. I then make sure to water down PVA glue (elmers usually) and use it to seal it in.

**joseph_curwen**

I would seal them before even putting on a wash or drybrush as they're far more fragile than a standard acrylic emulsion.

**Marmatag**

So what I did was I primed the base, put on the texture, and drybrushed.

I need to apply the glue now... That might make things look wonky. But i'm to the point where seeing it flake off slowly will be worse than a shine to the base.