http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Getting back into painting after over a decade and I think I've lost any touch I might have had...

6 mm Vanguard Mauler.
Primed/Base-coated with 2x coats of Army Painter "Skeleton Bone" colour primer.
Left to dry overnight.
Washed "liberally" with Agrax Earthshade. To the point that the entire base colour is now much darker and there are distinct "blotches" where it's darker still.
It's pulled out the recess detail OK, but how would I now proceed to get the non-recessed bits back to the desired colour? Dry-brushing pretty much the whole thing with Skeleton Bone? And then edges/highlights subsequently with a lighter tone?

Or should I just strip it all off, re-prime and pin-wash the recessed bits, wiping away any excess?

I used to do 1/72 military kits, and would AB a thin gloss coat before washing, then do highlighting/dry-brushing before a final matt coat.
But I no longer have an AB and don't have any spray varnishes to hand...


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Just in case you're still around ... ,-) (or anyone else for that matter!)

I've since applied a thin dry-brush (base colour 50:50 with water).
I then painted the tracks with a mix of 4x AP Fur Brown / 1x Agrax / 5x Water ... next step is to wash the tracks with Agrax (unthinned ...?) Then highlight with ... something metallic? Maybe thinned Leadbelcher?

Gotta say, not impressed with Army Painter's "guarantee" that their colour primers are 100% matches for their bottles ... In the case of Skeleton Bone, not by a mile ... Still ... ways & means
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I've never applied a wash directly onto a matt painted surface before, and probably won't again. It seems to "stain" the paint and is way less controllable than applying it onto a gloss coat. Off to find something like Future or Klear this PM. And I'll need to order something like Testors Dullcote ...

And really ... not having an airbrush sucks donkey testicles ...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/757676/9997149.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/757676/9997149.page GMT