Question about Vallejo transparent colours

[montythefirst]

Hi guys,

Just got my hands on some Vallejo transparent colours namely smoke, wood grain and natural wood grain

Having looked at them they are still very thick, not very transparent.

Does anyone have any tips for using these as was planning on using smoke for pin wash and deep shadows

Any help would be great

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I tried that. Maybe I did it wrong but the result was not what I was used to.
Next time I used Tamiya Smoke instead.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[tiberius57]

I'm using them pretty diluted. Consistency of a wash. I like the smoke effect on worn leathers and wood. I apply a glaze of smoke over the painted surface. Brings everything together. Leaves a satin finish vs. Tamiya smoke which has a semi gloss or gloss finish. I found Tamiya smoke very effective on medieval and ancient armour pieces. Much more effective then the Vallejo smoke.
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[montythefirst]

ok so very diluted the key here

 

[tiberius57]

ok so very diluted the key here

Yes and if the first layer is not enough, a second will do the magic.
Cheers,
Zeno

 

[montythefirst]

thanks Zeno

 

[housecarl]

I use the wood grain a lot. Thin layers build up over a bright yellow.

 

[montythefirst]

thanks Carl,

just seems a little silly that it comes so thick in the bottle when most people seem to use it thinned

 

[montythefirst]

Done some further research most people having to dilute oh well will try that, in some respects could of just stuck with inks

 

[housecarl]

On the plus side Simon, it does last longer.

 

[montythefirst]

that is a fair point will see how I go

when you use the wood grain over the yellow do you do anything else and have you use the natural wood grain

 

[housecarl]

I have painted rough thin dark brown lines on the yellow.
Then built up the woodgrain, in about 10 very thin layers.
You can achieve highs and lows adding more to the darker areas,
leaving the yellow showing through more for the highs.

 

[montythefirst]

cheers carl