the glazing is leaving behind a streaky texture

[lunar timber]

I’m trying to highlight with glazed on my world eater but it is leaving behind a streaky texture and I can’t figure out why

[slate ermine]

1. did you move the paint around when applying it?
2. how much did you thin it?

[lunar timber]

I added like 1 or 2 drops of water I also move the paint around a bit

[glad pewter]

You had too much paint on your brush. Before you glaze, you should take most of the "paint" off the brush. Also try to not move it. To be honest you probably shouldn't have the opportunity to move it because it should dry just after applying 😉

[lunar timber]

I did get most of the paint off tho

[ornate cave]

This might not help, at all.. but I only recently tried glazing in a pseudo serious way and the thing that made the biggest impact for me was to

1. Water the colors down way more, borderline wash
2. Do two glazes one way, then change color and do two glazes the other way

In saying all that, it looks like you’re moving too much paint around.. your brush is almost dry for glazing, you shouldn’t notice any blobs of water

[craggy night]

When you glaze, often the difference will be so small that it is hard to even see. You might even need 2 layers of glaze to see an effect.

Experiment. Thin it down until you can see the little dots of pigment....this means you thinned too much. Now thin a little less or maybe use a medium like flow improved or glaze medium and see how thin you can go without the paint separating or breaking down.

You don't need to thin down this much, but give it a try

[harsh inlet]

Streaky texture, or patches of the colour beneath showing through is in my experience caused by touching semi-dried paint with your brush, ripping into the coat and making folds in the skin of the paint layer.

You need to let each layer dry thoroughly before applying the next in addition to the good advice given above.

I you want to wet blend, you need to work faster or mix some drying retarder medium into your paint.