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I've been trying to use glazing to get some smoother transitions but I must be doing something wrong because it just isn't working. I use glaze medium and add a very little amount of paint. I soak the brush and then wick it and put a coat on the miniature. But I still get pooling and end up pushing the paint around a lot. When it dries it often looks patchy. I'm finding this a particular problem on big smooth areas, which is precisely what I want to use glazing for. Think shoulder armour on a space marine smooth. Also it really doesn't produce the smooth transitions I'm dreaming of. At first there's no visible change––which is good––and then with more layers I start to see a colour change BUT there still isn't a smooth transition - the edge of the glazed area is just as abrupt as if I'd just done it by layering. Does anybody have any tips for getting this right - or any useful videos where it's done well?

I don't tend to use glazes, but I thought this was a good video on how to do it. Made sense to me anyway!

I'll have to remember to check this video out later. I've been at this for about 20 years now and still have no idea what people mean when they talk about glazing.

There's lots of videos out there on glazing. Find the YouTube channel of a painter you like and check if he/she has a video on glazing.

Thanks for the tips. I’ll give these clips a go. I have watched videos before - some of them were great - but then I do exactly what I think I’ve been watching and it just doesn’t work….

I think this is one of those things that boils down to time and experience; more of a ‘knack’ that develops through trial and error than an abstract technical issue to grasp in the mind.

I myself have had varied results and can relate to what you are saying here, sometimes the glazing seems to produce nice transitions, sometimes I can’t seem to do away with patchiness. Overall though it’s early days for me, I haven’t even been painting a year yet and don’t expect to grasp the finer things any time soon. In the meantime I keep trying my best and give myself a break if it all turns out a mess.

I would suggest just experiment with the amount of paint you use in the glaze and definitely wick off the brush as much as you can before application.

Keep practicing and I am sure it will click eventually!