Post by Gilvan Blight on Sept 11, 2008 9:56:43 GMT -5
Quickly: Easy to use with excellent results.
[glow=blue,2,300]Summary:[/glow] About a year ago GW announced they were eliminating their line of Inks. This had many painters up in arms. Soon after they announced a new set of washes. Again painters were up in arms. Even myself I wasn't happy when I first heard it as I have grown so used to using the GW inks that I didn't want to have to change my painting style due to GW eliminating a product.
These new washes are definitely not the same as the old inks, though they are used for the same purpose. They are used to shade a miniature. They are highly watered down and when applied to a mini, the wash pools into the creases and crevasses causing instead shading. These washes are very high in pigment and have a thicker viscosity then the old inks. Unlike the inks these are waterproof when dry and they dry with a matte finish.
They can be purchased individually or as a boxed set of 8 colours that include pretty much everything you need. Red, Blue, Black, Purple, Sepia, Mud (dark brown), Flesh and Green.
[glow=green,2,300]The Good:[/glow]These are amazing to use. They are so easy to use. They coat excellently. The increased viscosity makes them easier to control. They can be used right out of the pot or watered down, and when watered they thin down very well without any separation. I think there must be some flow enhancer in these as they don't puddle the way the inks did. The Matt finish is very nice as I don't always varnish my minis. I still can't believe the results I was able to get just using a single layer of wash over a base colour. Here is an example of three Tomb Kings Skeletons I painted recently. Their bone was painted Menoth White Base (P3 paint), and then a Deluvian Mud Wash was placed on top. That's it. No further shading:
[glow=yellow,2,300]The Bad:[/glow]There really isn't much bad at all to say about these. The only thing I can think of is the fact that it will take a bit for you to adjust to using these. The higher pigment level means they significantly change the tone of what you apply them to, both on the high points and in the recesses, this is very different then the effect of the inks or even a usual paint wash. On other bad point is that these are so easy to use that even people with little skill will be able to produce stunning looking minis, that makes things harder for the pro's out there who compete and sell minis. ;D
[glow=red,2,300]The Ugly:[/glow]My major complaint about these isn't anything new in regards to GW. These aren't cheap. It was $30 for the boxed set, that's almost $4 a pot of paint.
[glow=purple,2,300]Overall:[/glow]These are literally the best thing I have added to my painting tools in years. I'm guessing I will be using these on every mini I paint from here on in. I can't recommend these enough.
[glow=blue,2,300]Summary:[/glow] About a year ago GW announced they were eliminating their line of Inks. This had many painters up in arms. Soon after they announced a new set of washes. Again painters were up in arms. Even myself I wasn't happy when I first heard it as I have grown so used to using the GW inks that I didn't want to have to change my painting style due to GW eliminating a product.
These new washes are definitely not the same as the old inks, though they are used for the same purpose. They are used to shade a miniature. They are highly watered down and when applied to a mini, the wash pools into the creases and crevasses causing instead shading. These washes are very high in pigment and have a thicker viscosity then the old inks. Unlike the inks these are waterproof when dry and they dry with a matte finish.
They can be purchased individually or as a boxed set of 8 colours that include pretty much everything you need. Red, Blue, Black, Purple, Sepia, Mud (dark brown), Flesh and Green.
[glow=green,2,300]The Good:[/glow]These are amazing to use. They are so easy to use. They coat excellently. The increased viscosity makes them easier to control. They can be used right out of the pot or watered down, and when watered they thin down very well without any separation. I think there must be some flow enhancer in these as they don't puddle the way the inks did. The Matt finish is very nice as I don't always varnish my minis. I still can't believe the results I was able to get just using a single layer of wash over a base colour. Here is an example of three Tomb Kings Skeletons I painted recently. Their bone was painted Menoth White Base (P3 paint), and then a Deluvian Mud Wash was placed on top. That's it. No further shading:
[glow=yellow,2,300]The Bad:[/glow]There really isn't much bad at all to say about these. The only thing I can think of is the fact that it will take a bit for you to adjust to using these. The higher pigment level means they significantly change the tone of what you apply them to, both on the high points and in the recesses, this is very different then the effect of the inks or even a usual paint wash. On other bad point is that these are so easy to use that even people with little skill will be able to produce stunning looking minis, that makes things harder for the pro's out there who compete and sell minis. ;D
[glow=red,2,300]The Ugly:[/glow]My major complaint about these isn't anything new in regards to GW. These aren't cheap. It was $30 for the boxed set, that's almost $4 a pot of paint.
[glow=purple,2,300]Overall:[/glow]These are literally the best thing I have added to my painting tools in years. I'm guessing I will be using these on every mini I paint from here on in. I can't recommend these enough.