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7/10/2025, 8:44:03 AM
>>96052743
>TQ
I made a wet palette out of a sandwich box, sponge and some parchment baking paper.
I'm trying to make acrylic washes now.
First one isn't turning out that great as it seems to be more of a dark grey wash than an actual black wash.
And it stains the surfaces too much so I'm a bit stumped as to whether I should add more black ink or flow aid or if there is a different ingredient I am missing that I should be adding.
>recipe
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page
Used ultra matte medium instead of matte medium and used Liquitex Inks instead of Daler Rowney because webstore had a Liquitex product sale.
>TQ
I made a wet palette out of a sandwich box, sponge and some parchment baking paper.
I'm trying to make acrylic washes now.
First one isn't turning out that great as it seems to be more of a dark grey wash than an actual black wash.
And it stains the surfaces too much so I'm a bit stumped as to whether I should add more black ink or flow aid or if there is a different ingredient I am missing that I should be adding.
>recipe
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page
Used ultra matte medium instead of matte medium and used Liquitex Inks instead of Daler Rowney because webstore had a Liquitex product sale.
7/10/2025, 2:52:51 AM
>reposting from WH40k 4th Edition Battle Bible Project
Tried making my own washes at last following a modified les' wash recipe.
I used ultra matte medium and liquitex inks instead of daler rowney inks because Liquitex product sale on webstore I bought it from.
I seem to have made a dark grey wash and it stains flat surfaces a little too much. Should I add more flow aid and ink?
Anybody here made his own washes able to chime in with some advice, please?
Tried making my own washes at last following a modified les' wash recipe.
I used ultra matte medium and liquitex inks instead of daler rowney inks because Liquitex product sale on webstore I bought it from.
I seem to have made a dark grey wash and it stains flat surfaces a little too much. Should I add more flow aid and ink?
Anybody here made his own washes able to chime in with some advice, please?
7/10/2025, 2:47:29 AM
>inkwashanon here
Made a dark grey wash instead of a black wash as a first bottle.
About 40 drops of liquitex carbon black ink into the 30ml bottle that is half ultra-matte medium and half 10:1 water and flow aid.
Even with a 6mm glass boiling stone (basically a 6mm glass sphere) it was still a big time consuming to shake up.
The good news is that I can always add more ink to try and achieve the black I'm looking for.
I've got a lot of bottles for this job.
The original recipe is here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page
>why change from matte to ultra matte and use liquitex inks instead of daler rowney as recipe said
Because the webstore I was buying from was doing a Liquitex brand sale on stuff. And usually according to what I've seen in WIP, if it isn't ultra matte then the matte option is a bit satin-ish.
I have a feeling that the matte medium "lightens" the colors of the inks a bit so excessive numbers of ink drops may have to be added, but that also makes me concerned for how much ink is too much ink because one thing I'm trying to achieve is a wash that doesn't stain flat surfaces too much but stains recess and raised details nicely.
I'm open to feedback lads!
Made a dark grey wash instead of a black wash as a first bottle.
About 40 drops of liquitex carbon black ink into the 30ml bottle that is half ultra-matte medium and half 10:1 water and flow aid.
Even with a 6mm glass boiling stone (basically a 6mm glass sphere) it was still a big time consuming to shake up.
The good news is that I can always add more ink to try and achieve the black I'm looking for.
I've got a lot of bottles for this job.
The original recipe is here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page
>why change from matte to ultra matte and use liquitex inks instead of daler rowney as recipe said
Because the webstore I was buying from was doing a Liquitex brand sale on stuff. And usually according to what I've seen in WIP, if it isn't ultra matte then the matte option is a bit satin-ish.
I have a feeling that the matte medium "lightens" the colors of the inks a bit so excessive numbers of ink drops may have to be added, but that also makes me concerned for how much ink is too much ink because one thing I'm trying to achieve is a wash that doesn't stain flat surfaces too much but stains recess and raised details nicely.
I'm open to feedback lads!
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