oil wash advice

[tender forge]

I am working on this lovely turtle boy and am following Vince’s tutorial on large monsters. And in the vid he recommends a enameled wash, I figured id do a oil wash instead. What kind of tones would yall recommend I use to shade this guy. I have a green-tone, red-tone, and a brown-tone

[tender forge]

I also have a blue-tone oil paint

[torpid flax]

I would probably aim for a brown wash personally

But a blue wash would also be cool

Depends on the vibe you want

[tender forge]

I don’t even know what i am going for with tbh I have had this model sitting on my desk for month now and am just wanting to make it look good lol

Maybe a brown/black wash 🤷‍♂️

Or a brown green wash

Actually i will take a shot at blueyou might be right

It would shift the skin and violet really nicely

Plus if it is underwater things tend to be blue-ish

[tender forge]

And now i pray lol

[tender forge]

So when is the model ready to be wiped?

[pliant pier]

I have never done it myself, but I heard you mustn't wait too long. Did you wipe it already?

[tender forge]

I waited 😅

[tender forge]

I think it work out

[pliant pier]

It looks nice (it already did before oil wash tbh 😄 )

still a few spots to wipe on the shell I guess

[tender forge]

I did find that i did strip the paint in a few spots 😅

[pliant pier]

I can't seem to find where

[pliant pier]

oh crap...this is the underside though?

[torpid flax]

Omg it's pretty

[tender forge]

Yea it isnt super noticeable

[tender forge]

Thanks for the tip for blue, it looks like its all underwater and stuff haha

[torpid flax]

Still quite neat. You did all the heavy painting though !

[tender forge]

It is nice to paint something not for warhammer lol

[verbal thunder]

What thinner/remover did you use?

[tender forge]

Mineral spirits

I tried using it lightly

[verbal thunder]

Odorless or full-stink?

[tender forge]

I don’t remember exactly

What is the distinction other than smell?

[verbal thunder]

The more stinky it is, the stronger it is. I've been using Gamsol to wipe away oil wash just fine, it's the least-stinky I have. Works fine for oil wash, less better for enamel liners which Red has been using "Low Odor" Mineral Spirits for (he does it more than me).

So it's like Mineral Spirits (full strength) > Low Odor > Odorless > Gamsol

I put Gamsol under Low Odor cause I've had Low Odors that smell stronger than it for sure

And Gamsol is just Gamblin paint brand's name for it. There's others like NOOD, which are sold at art supply stores

I think there's a couple things that could cause stripping though, sometimes not even related to the paint -- it's possible the primer layer didn't stick well there, or maybe there was release agent or unwashed resin, or even just hand oils from handling

I had too much retarder in my paint once, which caused it to strip to every little thing before

[tender forge]

Oh thank you for the clarification I just checked my bottle and it is odorless

[quartz meadow]

Did you put a layer of varnish before doing the oil wash? 🙂 maybe That Layer was too thin

[pliant pier]

Is this a recommended step? I wasn't aware of it.

[verbal thunder]

The spirits shouldn't have been too aggressive then, so the paint layer must have been weak there for some reason. As Peter said, varnish can help but I've been getting away with skipping that step (when going over a base coat of acrylic anyway)

You just need to not use an enamel varnish

[quartz meadow]

Recommended as the Sprit can eat away at the underlying paint.

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