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February 22, 2021 at 2:34 pm #1614653

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I was a massive advocate for Testor’s Dullcote when I first got my Quickshade Strong Tone “dip” – the brown polyurethane varnish from Army Painter, which dries *super glossy*. But now I’m not so sure. When I look back at my old models, they do indeed appear super-matt. But the colours are also a bit “dead” – they’re not so saturated as out of the bottle:

I painted a few up with edge highlights of the original base colours, and they really popped – but doing that so all my old minis felt like a massive time sink. So I popped a bit of satin varnish over the top. And, while they do have that satin sheen to them, the colours are much more saturated and interesting to look at.

In short, matt varnish makes colours look dull and lifeless – be careful with it!