As someone who paints with inks and washes about 70% of the time, I feel somewhat called out but also quite informed.
Talent in a Bottle - a (brief) history of “slop it in brown liquid”
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It’s mostly a comedic thread based on the trend of slapping brown wash (or similar) on miniatures and how it seems to keep getting reinvented in similar ways.
There is, of course, no “correct” or “incorrect” way to add colour to your miniatures.
Just as a bit of interest, Sonic Sledgehammer Studio has released a couple of very special videos in the last few weeks showcasing Army Painter’s Dip and the end results are excellent for anyone wanting tabletop ready miniatures.
what about slapping some magic pink liquid on white to get a nice brown shade under a transparant yellow?
"Dilute some chaos black about 30/70 with any old filthy brush water and slap it on" has sure gained a lot of different ways of saying it over the years.
there are a few video's mentioning a forgeworld weathering wash recipe consisting of nuln oil,
some brown wash and a diluter they used to get their 'forge world look'. One of their formers painters leaked it.
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the many clips about marine juice:
and it's +- it's historical precedent:
some brown wash and a diluter they used to get their 'forge world look'. One of their formers painters leaked it.
edit:
the many clips about marine juice:
and it's +- it's historical precedent:
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Sonic Sledgehammer Studio mentions it a lot, often called Marine Juice.
I listed it between 2012/2013 as that seems to be the period they used it.
Another grimy brown wash for your dirty, dirty toy soldiers.
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Notts Hobbies Grime Oil Wash
Enhance your miniature painting game with our Grime Oil Wash! This high-quality wash effortlessly flows into every recess, enhancing details like never before. Say goodbye to acrylic washes and hello to superior performance that brings your models to life. With talent in a bottle, achieving...
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"Talent in a bottle" is literally in their sales pitch.Another grimy brown wash for your dirty, dirty toy soldiers.
Notts Hobbies Grime Oil Wash
Enhance your miniature painting game with our Grime Oil Wash! This high-quality wash effortlessly flows into every recess, enhancing details like never before. Say goodbye to acrylic washes and hello to superior performance that brings your models to life. With talent in a bottle, achieving...
Lack of any pictures of the result tells us everything we need to know about that idea.
likely...
i am going for a black wash for my enforcers as I'm trying to have a generally darker mini with the focus on the face/ enforcer lamps
and likely a brown for human mordheim minis with warmer skintones and brighter uniforms
(some) green, blue, purple or grey could work for sickly looking zombies or Nurgle stuff?
i am going for a black wash for my enforcers as I'm trying to have a generally darker mini with the focus on the face/ enforcer lamps
and likely a brown for human mordheim minis with warmer skintones and brighter uniforms
(some) green, blue, purple or grey could work for sickly looking zombies or Nurgle stuff?
I think a dark green wash like that would be excellent on terrain, but not so useful for dipping full figures. I'm not a fan of the dip method anyway; never comes out right when I've tried it. Plus it's easy enough to just glaze some color into the recesses. For terrain though, a dark green wash is fantastic for adding a subtle moldiness to concrete (streaks or shadows), or for making flock moss look a bit more convincing. No way I'd just dunk my gangers in the stuff!
just watched the video fully;
it looks like another type of 'filter' wash (a homemade wash of black/brown + 1 other color) aimed to define the general color tone
I think oil based washes would work better here as you have more control over what you remove were (and how)
He does mention near the end that he does the same black/brown/green thing with oils too - maybe for another video.
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