75th Anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino and Northern Italy (Army Build)
Fallshirmjager - Shading
I’ve applied the Army Painter Quickshade strong tone to all of the models. This was put on with a brush rather than dipping as I think this gives a better result. The one problem I have with the dip is the end result has a very high gloss due to the varnish that makes up the product. Once the dip is dry, I prefer to apply some matt varnish as it is easier to see the detail and where to paint next. This is where I have hit a problem.
I used my usual spray matt varnish and, I can only think it was related to the heat/humidity here in Sussex, it has dried leaving a dusty, snowy look on some of the models. Not all are affected as you can see below but some are quite bad.
One of the largely unaffected models
One of the badly affected modelsSo I now need to figure out what to do – any suggestions welcome.
I don’t want to apply more dip as I think this will shade the miniature too much. I could apply some thin washes of the same colour as the underlying base colour in the hope that this will conceal the speckled varnish? Or I could just repaint them (but would prefer not to). Any other ideas????
@redvers I have similar problems with both primers and sealants. With primers leaving a sandy, barely adhered texture it was blow back and bouncing up from the surface the figures were on. Those had to be stripped and reprimered. With sealant I have found the issue comes with weather conditions but also almost always in the last part of a can. I don’t know if it goes bad or heavier elements get left behind but it does seem to occur when the cans are over half empty. Fogging can be killed by a coating of fresh sealant but I don’t… Read more »
I second this opinion. Had that happen to me too but I just slapped tones of paint on the minis. But they were orks and 28mm so much less “harm” done… Strip and redo.
Thanks @144artist. I think I will take a test mini and try and apply a thin matt varnish with a brush over the top to see if that sorts it out. I’m hoping that the texture at 15mm scale won’t be so much of an issue.
I have managed to sort out this with a bushed on gloss varnish followed by a matt varnish. It usually only work when it is only light, so you should be ok. There are quite a few youtube videos on how to sort out this problem.
most matt varnishes are affected by the water content in the atmosphere (humidity) this reacts with the varnish before it hits the miniature. Army painter matt varnish is affected this way from past experience. If you spray a satin varnish over the matt it will bring the matt varnish back from disaster as the solvent within the new varnish dissolves some of the old matt varnish on the model thus expelling the water misting as it drys. The dip can also exacerbate some problems with the varnishes if it is not truly cured. It is suggested to leave it 24… Read more »