Need help with Glazes using Vajello Paint
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I've fought with that problem too! I assume you mean a 'glaze' as a layering paint to get highlights.
If so, you need to thin the paint a lot according to the articles I've seen (check the Vallejo website for the Historical Miniatures article on using the paints). I found multiple coats of the thinned paint need to be used. Each time you tint the base color a bit, gradually building up to the color you want.
But with the very thin paint, you have to be careful to not get too much on your brush. So you need to 'unload' the brush before touching the figure. After touching brush to paint, touch your brush to a soft absorbent cloth or paper towel, then the painting surface. After some practice I found it worked well.
Andy
I've fought with that problem too! I assume you mean a 'glaze' as a layering paint to get highlights.
If so, you need to thin the paint a lot according to the articles I've seen (check the Vallejo website for the Historical Miniatures article on using the paints). I found multiple coats of the thinned paint need to be used. Each time you tint the base color a bit, gradually building up to the color you want.
But with the very thin paint, you have to be careful to not get too much on your brush. So you need to 'unload' the brush before touching the figure. After touching brush to paint, touch your brush to a soft absorbent cloth or paper towel, then the painting surface. After some practice I found it worked well.
Andy
vince wai
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Hi Scott,
It's better to have the paint "thin" than "thick". The trick is that you gradually change the tone ( darker or lighter ) just a little bit with each layer. As Andy said, you had to "unload the paint before applying to the surface, and make sure you give the surface a few more stroke with the brush to feather the edge after the paint seems already dried ( actually it's may not ). I had been using glazing for painting all my figures in last 5 years and had only changed to using water-soluble oil recently ( work much faster ).
You are welcome to check out my work at Polish Winged Hussar and Ronin
vince
It's better to have the paint "thin" than "thick". The trick is that you gradually change the tone ( darker or lighter ) just a little bit with each layer. As Andy said, you had to "unload the paint before applying to the surface, and make sure you give the surface a few more stroke with the brush to feather the edge after the paint seems already dried ( actually it's may not ). I had been using glazing for painting all my figures in last 5 years and had only changed to using water-soluble oil recently ( work much faster ).
You are welcome to check out my work at Polish Winged Hussar and Ronin
vince
