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So I find myself just slapping on huge amounts of paint when wet blending (I use VMA and Liquited blending medium),
and keep thinking that "this can't be quite right"..

Do you guys apply more paint on your models when wet blending as compared to just regular coating?

I apply more paint when wet bending, but should still be controlled and not massive amounts. If you're still unsure YouTube has some really good wet blending tutorial videos.

Also, might just be me, but I would worry about what medium too much - water works well.

olim wrote:
I apply more paint when wet bending, but should still be controlled and not massive amounts. If you're still unsure YouTube has some really good wet blending tutorial videos.

Thanks, I've been checking some of them out but I dont think any of they actually touch on how much paint you should use.
I got my Liquited Blend Medium just recently so I tried it out for the first time today, I actually also got the Liquitex Blending Additive as well since the company accidentally sent me that one first by mistake (hah!), so I will be trying both out to see which one I like best.
My plan is to paint a Skaven Rat Ogre with all his flesh and muscles wet blended so that I can really get into the techique and find what works for me, but I think its always good to get a second opinion too before starting out.

Not my video just youtubed something like this. I hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nON91FL5rbw

That seems like way to much work, me personally I like to just get my lighter color and water it down so it's very think and the other color can show through and lay that paint down.

 Shinoden wrote:
That seems like way to much work, me personally I like to just get my lighter color and water it down so it's very think and the other color can show through and lay that paint down.

Yeah, what you do is called layering I think, or sometimes feathering (correct me if I'm wrong). I used to do it as well, but currently I have Vallejo Model Air paints and I find that these paints do not act the same way as Vallejo Game Color or Citadel paints, meaning that when I would layer and do a brushstroke that with Citadel/Game Color would dry instantly, with Model Air it stays wet longer and just kills any sense of "flow" to the whole process of layering. I think I need to experiment more, but I might be looking at buying a Game Color set to get better paints for layering, but also for a lot of brighter colors.

More paint at once, yes. In the end, though, about the same amount of material is deposited on the model as when layering. If your paint is reasonably thin, it isn't a problem to keep going back to the palette and adding more to the surface you're working on - it'll all snug down nice and smooth once dry.