help needed with preparing self made washes.

[knotty obsidian]

hello!
Im planning to paint a mini with two light sources, a red flare from beneath and moonlight from above.
I already planned out that i will paint the model its intended colours and then use a wash to darken it so the light source lighting will pop and the mini would look like its in a dark jungle.
Just dont know how to make such a wash or what colour the wash should be to both make the lighting i apply look nice and comprehensible and to not block out the greens of ork skin.
Im not really in a position to go buy more supplies at the moment either so making my won wash is my only option for now.
The mini in question is Boss Snikrot

[harsh cargo]

I'd do Purple - it's a nice shadow tone for both Red and Blue.

I used this video ages ago to try making my own. You need to experiment a bit and I'll be totally honest it's probably a lot easier to just go and buy a $3 thing of Army Painter Fanatic wash. Especially if you don't already have a medium at home you'll likely be spending as much or more on the supplies to try to make your own.

[knotty obsidian]

hmmmm... ive actually got this shade

do you think it would work?

or too bright?

[harsh cargo]

Yeah that would be fine just apply it in the shadows and don't use it like a wash.

You don't really need washes to be honest - they just help speed up the process of defining your shadows but you also have to bring back your hue & highlights after using them so it probably nets out to similar time consumption.

[knotty obsidian]

God im anxious to do this...

He looks so good as is....

[knotty obsidian]

@harsh cargo thank you :3 came out nicely

[harsh cargo]

Did you post it in #the-mini-gallery ? Share the finished product once you’re done!