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How do you thicken texture paints using a brush, I only have a M base brush, I'm asking so I get huge cracks using Martian iron earth

For Martian Ironearth -

Leave the pot lid open overnight. Make sure there's a big blob of paint on the "tongue" at the top of the pot. In the morning, use the thickened paint to paint a super thick layer of Ironearth across the top of the base.
For extra cracks, paint a layer of PVA glue on the base before the ironearth layer.

Also, buy more brushes. Citadel is a bit overpriced for what it is. I recommend Model Painter brushes for a starter. Decent and cheap.

Buy a pot of Ironcrust for large cracks, and save the Ironearth for smaller bases.
Use a teaspoon handle or old cheap paintbrush to do bases, GW brushes are too expensive to use on textured paint.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Texture-Martian-Ironcrust-24ML
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Texture-Martian-Ironearth-24ML

DaemonJellybaby wrote:
Buy a pot of Ironcrust for large cracks, and save the Ironearth for smaller bases.
Use a teaspoon handle or old cheap paintbrush to do bases, GW brushes are too expensive to use on textured paint.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Texture-Martian-Ironcrust-24ML
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Texture-Martian-Ironearth-24ML

Ok, I was using it on smaller bases anyway, I'll buy a pot of ironcrust when I go to the GW in Birmingham next week

I'm using it on my skeleton horde, saving the Arkhan the black figure for warhammer world though
The arms on it were a complete nightmare


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 Verviedi wrote:
For Martian Ironearth -

Leave the pot lid open overnight. Make sure there's a big blob of paint on the "tongue" at the top of the pot. In the morning, use the thickened paint to paint a super thick layer of Ironearth across the top of the base.
For extra cracks, paint a layer of PVA glue on the base before the ironearth layer.

Also, buy more brushes. Citadel is a bit overpriced for what it is. I recommend Model Painter brushes for a starter. Decent and cheap.

I was about to go to bed, ill do that then

I also think I have a bunch of really crappy brushes from when I was like 7 or something