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Hi folks,

Looking for some advice on finishing up figures, from the many masters of dakka.

Up till now I've been using testors dull cote. Dull coat does a great job of dealing with the glare from varnishes etc used during painting. I have noticed though that it does tend to blur some of the finer details. This isn't a problem for tabletop, but for characters etc it can be disappointing to lose details.

I was wondering, what does everyone use to finish their models before photos? Does anyone knows way to get rid of glossiness without losing detail?

I use a matte spray and just sort of accept that a tiny bit of shinynes is an acceptable price to pay for protecting my 8 hour paintjob.

Seems reasonable to me! If you don't mind me asking, which spray do you use?

Matt varnisH+army painter antishine varnish

I use Testors clear coat. It dries perfectly clear and doesn't affect the coloration or finish of the model at all. I love Army Painter stuff but their matte varnish nearly ruined a few of my models with frosting, and the ones that didn't frost are clearly different from before they were varnished.

A matte spray from a german company called Marabu. I don't know if it's any good compared to whatever you guys are using, but it's the only one avaliable to me.

Thanks for responding guys. Will have to try and find some of these alternatives