Absolutely amazing video, specially for beginners! Thank you so much! It took me days to find someone who explained washes so well and directly to the point.
finally a video that explain washes properly. so many just repeat same sludge wash tips over and over again, now i actually understand what the other products are actually used for
@@lpjmodels as someone who just got into building and painting miniature things and such some 3 months ago, when would you suggest I expand my collection of paints and such to include more enamel based products? they seem really nice but also like they are more work. though that might be very wrong.
I would reccomend oils, just for the versatility. Make sure you get some mineral spirits ( or odourless) and some medium to high quality oils and you're set for a long time. I like the vms light universal weathering carrier because its pretty inert. And for speeding drying ( not essential) their oil expert enhancing medium. Get a starter pack of Winton oils and they will be good enough to keep you going. Or a few select artist colours. Once you go there you don't return !
Excellent and thorough explanation of washes James! I agree on all points, especially on gloss coats. I don't use much gloss anymore, on armour models I never have. I do prefer using my own mix of oils or enamels "the world is your oyster"... as they say. Your colour palette will have an infinite number of possibilities. Excellent production value as well, Cheers!
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on YT, on any subject really, but of course on washes. Great production, straight to the point, and stunningly clear! Thank you so much for a video I’m sure I will reference over and over.
I've been thinking in my head about using Satin instead of Gloss varnish, But since I'm just getting into weathering in understanding the properties of all these different washes and varnishes and how they actually work I figured I would leave it alone, But I know you know what you're talking about so I'm going to start using satin. And also extremely informative to a novice like myself. Thank you
Thank you for this informative video, it's just what I've been looking for as I'm considering getting back into model building. Things have certainly moved on since the 70s when I started building models. My bedroom ceiling was the location of many a great dogfight.
That was brilliant. For years I was doing the sludge wash and thought a\that was all there was to it.....but this changed the game! I bought some Tamiya enamels years ago and they are still ok as I have only used them once with bad results. After seeing this I’m more tempted to try and perfect the wash technique. Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks for this excellent beginners guide,really well explained. I, as a German with mediocre understanding of English, had zero problems to understand everything. Thanks👍
A valuable and thoroughly enjoyable tutorial, James. Again, your explanations are detailed yet simple to follow and easily understood. Great visuals, too.
You're welcome mrcarlo1966 thanks for watching, I'm on the fence with tutorials as the community seem a lot more interested on the whole with the build videos. That being said I'm not ruling it out !
Thanks for the wash overview. Great explanation of the options available and things to watch out for. I’m definitely going to try the blue/brown trick.
Excellent video. This is exactly what I wanted to know when I heard about washes. I watched a bunch of other videos but I missed the basics. Now I really feel better about it. Thank you so much for this. Liked and suscribed! 👍
A sludge wash can tint your base colour but you can rectify that by highlighting the raised areas in your initial paint colour by dry brushing...or edge highlighting. i know this is known but just thought id mention that in case it puts anyone off of using a wash
Hi James. This video is just great content! Everything you have said in this here has been the topic of discussion time and time again on our Online Painting Club livestream, from host to guests in live chat. You have answered and demonstrated everything and I will be sure to link this video, and talk about it at length in our next show. Cheers buddy! Nice one!
Great vid! I usually use black, brown, light and dark grey Tamiya panel liners. I experimented with making my own color washes on my current build, it worked very well. I only use acrylic, lacquer and enamel paints. This is very useful information for making my own washes from now on.
James that was a really well done tutorial! I have a large supply of oil paints (I'm a watercolor artist who thinks he is an oil painter at times). I am going to experiment with oil washes. I've always used "out of the bottle" washes.
Brilliant tutorial simple and easy to understand. It would be great if you would use a flory models wash in a future build as I find this product super easy to use and almost impossible to mess up, keep up the excellent work.
Hi Lee thankyou ! I know a fair few people who like the Flory washes because of their easy of use, I never got on with them myself. They are easy to use but I didnt like the finish :(
Thank you for this, I'm still very much learning as I go and stumbled across enamel washes the other day. You've explained and demonstrated it really well. Subbed.
James, very nice tutorial! It would have been great, if I knew things you mention before I learned it the hard way (acrylic wash on acrylic base coat, etc.) :D Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Great, informative video with nice presentation. the only point i miss is what type of brush to use for enamels or acrillics bc sometimes i find myself ruining a fine tip brush in an hour. i mean natural hair for enamel/oil and synthetic for acrillics os something. but after all this video is about the washes themselves, and for that is excellent, thank you for sharing!
Tamás thankyou, I use natural hair for 99% of my work, just make sure to clean them well and treat them to a good brush soap every few weeks and they last well .
Great video. Just a couple of questions - 1) How long do you leave an enamel or acrylic wash before cleaning it up? 2) Can you apply acrylic wash over a gloss/satin polyurethane varnish without damaging the acrylic paint under the varnish? Thanks
Hi Brett, thanks, sorry for the slow reply ! .1 as soon as the thinner has evaporated you can start cleaning up. Depending on atmosphere 10-30 mins. 2. You can apply an acrylic wash but you won't be able to manipulate it after very well. Unless you clean up with water when it's still wet
Really helpful. Sadly I dont have any washes in my local stores, and I only ever buy acrylic (revell) paints since I have had a really bad experience with enamel (again revell, revell is also pretty much everything I use since the selection is limited) paints as a beginner. Since you need a contrary type to a base color type (for acrylics you need enamel washes and the other way around) I don't think I will be doing washes any time soon. Maybe Ill try and master dry brushing first. Awesome video :D
Hi James. Always enjoyed your videos. Started using your blue/umber mix some time back. Its certainly very effective and adaptable. Apologies if its been asked before but what brand of sable brushes do you use?
Hi Keith now that's a can of worms, Here are my favorites , all very good brushes just different options that I have used a lot. Cost effective brushes, the pro arte series 2a designer kolinsky are affordable and great quality. The 2a designer bristles are slightly longer giving you a bit more capacity. Starts at about £4 Artis opus series S, very good, one of the best but prices are a bit fruity. Over £10 a brush. Raphael 8404. Big belly for a standard brush and a excellent point, workhorse , one of the best, starts at about £7 a brush .
Very interesting and useful video. I subscribed to your channel and will watch more of your other uploads, as the models look really nice. Have you ever thought about doing gunpla (gundam models)? I do both (mostly gunpla lately, though). Excellent for experimenting since you do not have to be historically accurate.
Thankyou ! I hope that didn't come across as dismissive, I can really appreciate what work goes into any model, and you can get some wicked looking gundam, just haven't ever had the itch 😀
@@lpjmodels, absolutely not. Do not worry a bit. I like traditional modeling and gunpla alike but that does not mean everyone has to do the same. My question was out of curiosity. Ciao!
Great video. Do you think you can maybe explain washes on top coats or clear coats because I had Vallejo wash, destroy paint and a top coat as well as Mig destroyed a top coat as well. I know you briefly talked about compatibility but I was with paint
This is a great tutorial, and what I needed to continue your model. If anyone is reading this: do I understand correctly that the wash is better used after the coating? I have finished colouring a model, and I am not sure I should put the coating first and then the wash (and then another coating maybe?) , or to do the opposite... I am using Atk 3rd generation acrylics diluted in water. Tanks! :)
Hi Eric, VMS Matt Varnish is my favorite, dead matt and sprays really nice, a good second place is winsor and newton artist uv matt although its not as durable
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I’m 73 and been using washes for decades. This video tutorial is brilliant!
The only wash tutorial you'll ever need.
Thanks mate ! That's very kind 😊
Absolutely amazing video, specially for beginners! Thank you so much! It took me days to find someone who explained washes so well and directly to the point.
@macielcolli2561 many thanks, glad it was useful
finally a video that explain washes properly. so many just repeat same sludge wash tips over and over again, now i actually understand what the other products are actually used for
Thanks ! I tried really hard to cram in the important information and not just the basics !
@@lpjmodels as someone who just got into building and painting miniature things and such some 3 months ago, when would you suggest I expand my collection of paints and such to include more enamel based products? they seem really nice but also like they are more work. though that might be very wrong.
I would reccomend oils, just for the versatility. Make sure you get some mineral spirits ( or odourless) and some medium to high quality oils and you're set for a long time.
I like the vms light universal weathering carrier because its pretty inert. And for speeding drying ( not essential) their oil expert enhancing medium.
Get a starter pack of Winton oils and they will be good enough to keep you going. Or a few select artist colours. Once you go there you don't return !
Excellent and thorough explanation of washes James! I agree on all points, especially on gloss coats. I don't use much gloss anymore, on armour models I never have. I do prefer using my own mix of oils or enamels "the world is your oyster"... as they say. Your colour palette will have an infinite number of possibilities. Excellent production value as well, Cheers!
Well said.
Very true Scott thankyou, I have a bit of a 50/50 approach, I use a lot of oils but a few convenience colours have crept in lately. Take care !
13 minutes of great tips and demos. Thank you.
6:29 Watching the wash flow down the seam is so satisfying.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on YT, on any subject really, but of course on washes. Great production, straight to the point, and stunningly clear! Thank you so much for a video I’m sure I will reference over and over.
Thanks that's high praise indeed, glad you found the video helpful :)
This is an absolute top shelf quality tutorial. 10/10
I've been thinking in my head about using Satin instead of Gloss varnish, But since I'm just getting into weathering in understanding the properties of all these different washes and varnishes and how they actually work I figured I would leave it alone, But I know you know what you're talking about so I'm going to start using satin. And also extremely informative to a novice like myself. Thank you
Thank you for this informative video, it's just what I've been looking for as I'm considering getting back into model building. Things have certainly moved on since the 70s when I started building models. My bedroom ceiling was the location of many a great dogfight.
Thanks Lee, mine started on the ceiling when I was a lot younger, after a few gaps I got back into it full swing , best of luck !
Very useful, back to basics, just what I need. Thanks James.
Thanks Sera we hope alls well on your end !
very thorough and well composed. Super easy to follow and great examples. Thanks for putting this together
That was brilliant. For years I was doing the sludge wash and thought a\that was all there was to it.....but this changed the game! I bought some Tamiya enamels years ago and they are still ok as I have only used them once with bad results. After seeing this I’m more tempted to try and perfect the wash technique. Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks Andy, its always good to experiment, im not a big user of the sludge wash as the cleanup is a pain, glad I got you inspired!
Thanks for this excellent beginners guide,really well explained.
I, as a German with mediocre understanding of English, had zero problems to understand everything.
Thanks👍
Vielen Dank!
I'm glad it was easy to understand , I bet your English is much much better than my German 😀
best description ive seen. thanks for the info and clarity
Thanks Ross ! I really tried to get into the finer workings of the subject!
I'm 2 years late but that was an outstanding video my friend. Thank you so much. Kudos to you...
One of the best tutorial vids I’ve seen on RUclips, Thank You so much. Amazing 🙌
Well-presented. Thank you for this.
Thanks Adam
Excellent tutorial. Well done and explained very well. Thank you.
A valuable and thoroughly enjoyable tutorial, James. Again, your explanations are detailed yet simple to follow and easily understood. Great visuals, too.
Thanks Robbo, mission accomplished!
Thank you for this simple explanation .It is extremely helpful. I hope you do more of these James.
You're welcome mrcarlo1966 thanks for watching, I'm on the fence with tutorials as the community seem a lot more interested on the whole with the build videos.
That being said I'm not ruling it out !
So washes are basically Ambient Occlusion for models. This was a lot of help, cheers.
Thank you for this short but very informative video. Well done 👍
Best video on the topic on RUclips. Well done and great demos . Take it easy mate.
Great video composition too
Vasili thats great to hear, thanks a lot !
Nice video...... I love using different washes.
Great and handy video. My and my brother were just discussing most of this today.
Debate is never a bad thing, especially with subjective techniques like this , thanks Ben
This is the very best tutorial I have ever seen on explaining and applying washes. Keep up the great work. Thank you very much. :)
Thanks Chris that's really good to hear, I tried to be very thorough !
Excellent video. Really clear and helpful. I'll definitely have a go!
Thankyou, good luck 👍
Very nice tutorial on washes. Thanks for sharing.
A real education for me on these techniques thank you
Thank you for explaining. Am currently just experimenting at on old kits. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Paul ! Keep practising that's the key to this modelling lark !
Great and informative video. Very well explained and shown in practical application. Thank you!
Thanks for the wash overview. Great explanation of the options available and things to watch out for. I’m definitely going to try the blue/brown trick.
Thanks Bruce ! I read about it in a watercolour book a few years ago and decided to give it a try
Perfect video, explained everything I need to know, cheers.
Thank you for this most excellent guide.
Excellent review and application of washes. Well done James.
Many thanks Vic
A very well done tutorial!
Kudos!
Thanks Pedro
Brilliant description and use of washes .
Excellent video. This is exactly what I wanted to know when I heard about washes. I watched a bunch of other videos but I missed the basics. Now I really feel better about it. Thank you so much for this. Liked and suscribed! 👍
Awesome Gil ! I'm glad these tutorials are helping folks
Just get into painting statue and mini , this video really helps a lot .Thank you !
Awesome tutorial! Very informative. Thank you!
I'm glad you found it helpful !
A sludge wash can tint your base colour but you can rectify that by highlighting the raised areas in your initial paint colour by dry brushing...or edge highlighting. i know this is known but just thought id mention that in case it puts anyone off of using a wash
Good point Wiggy !
Great video possibly the best I've seen on the topic of washes
Very informative video. Thanks for the great tips!
Great video, very good tips of weathering. Greetings from Portugal.
Thanks MP !
Hi James. This video is just great content! Everything you have said in this here has been the topic of discussion time and time again on our Online Painting Club livestream, from host to guests in live chat. You have answered and demonstrated everything and I will be sure to link this video, and talk about it at length in our next show. Cheers buddy! Nice one!
Great 👍 instructional video. Very helpful 👌
Interesting video. Always make my own washes and filters. Thanks for sharing
I really enjoy your videos. I just subscribed and I’m working my way through all of them
Thanks John ! I hope they keep you entertained
Cheers James. That has clarified a few things for me. Good vid as always. Stay safe mate! Happy 2021
Thanks mate ! Hope you have a good one too !
The tutorial I was looking for. Thank you.
Great vid! I usually use black, brown, light and dark grey Tamiya panel liners. I experimented with making my own color washes on my current build, it worked very well. I only use acrylic, lacquer and enamel paints. This is very useful information for making my own washes from now on.
Very clear and helpful, thanks!
*Thanks for this excellent guide! 👍*
Cheers Mate !
This video was very helpful! Thanks man!
I wish this type of info was available 5 years ago when I got back in to modeling.
This was super helpful, thanks!!
Thanks, glad it helped !
Excellent tutorial!
I learned a lot of thing about washes that I was unaware of. Thanks a lot for sharing this :D Im gonna apply some of these tips soon enough
James that was a really well done tutorial! I have a large supply of oil paints (I'm a watercolor artist who thinks he is an oil painter at times). I am going to experiment with oil washes. I've always used "out of the bottle" washes.
Its definately worth a go, I work in an Art retailer so I have things to hand, I used to paint but it was a bit naff, so switched back to this hobby.
Super helpful video! Thank you very much. I subscribed.
Awesome stiff mate. Very well done!
Perfection James. ThanX!
Brilliant tutorial simple and easy to understand. It would be great if you would use a flory models wash in a future build as I find this product super easy to use and almost impossible to mess up, keep up the excellent work.
Hi Lee thankyou ! I know a fair few people who like the Flory washes because of their easy of use, I never got on with them myself. They are easy to use but I didnt like the finish :(
What a great video!!! Thank you
Just what I was looking for.
Brilliant RGP good to hear!
Great video, I'm looking for a more of those. Good work :)
Many thanks ! Any ideas for the pipeline ?
@@lpjmodels Maybe about pigments?
Thank you for this, I'm still very much learning as I go and stumbled across enamel washes the other day. You've explained and demonstrated it really well. Subbed.
Thanks! This is very helpful
Great video, thanks for making it 👍🏻
James, very nice tutorial! It would have been great, if I knew things you mention before I learned it the hard way (acrylic wash on acrylic base coat, etc.) :D Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Most of us had to learn the hard way ! Thankyou my freind for the kind words
Nice little video...cheers from a fellow metal head 🤘🤘
Thanks Steven ! Gotta love a few good tunes, although podcasts have been accompanying me on the bench lately! 🤘
Love that I found your channel! Subbed
Fantastic work! ✌
Thanks Jason !
Amazing tutorial. Thanks Mr. ....... :)
Yeah........
This was pretty ultimate 😂
Thanks Mate !
Thank you my friend. Grazie 😊
Great work mate
Thanks Nick 😀
Well done video I would've made a huge mistake and washed over a matte finish if hadn't watched.
You can totally wash over matt, certain colours like the rust I use stain more. But less dramatic colours work well. I often go over matt these days
Very useful. Thanks👍
Great, informative video with nice presentation. the only point i miss is what type of brush to use for enamels or acrillics bc sometimes i find myself ruining a fine tip brush in an hour. i mean natural hair for enamel/oil and synthetic for acrillics os something. but after all this video is about the washes themselves, and for that is excellent, thank you for sharing!
Tamás thankyou, I use natural hair for 99% of my work, just make sure to clean them well and treat them to a good brush soap every few weeks and they last well .
@@lpjmodels Thank you Sir!
Hugely helpful! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're very welcome 🙏
Thank you this was a great vid
Great video and tutorial my friend stay safe 👍🙏
Many thanks Rim's models
Muy buena ayuda! Gracias!
Great video. Just a couple of questions - 1) How long do you leave an enamel or acrylic wash before cleaning it up? 2) Can you apply acrylic wash over a gloss/satin polyurethane varnish without damaging the acrylic paint under the varnish? Thanks
Hi Brett, thanks, sorry for the slow reply !
.1 as soon as the thinner has evaporated you can start cleaning up. Depending on atmosphere 10-30 mins.
2. You can apply an acrylic wash but you won't be able to manipulate it after very well. Unless you clean up with water when it's still wet
very nice man, thanks.
Good job, PRO.
Really helpful. Sadly I dont have any washes in my local stores, and I only ever buy acrylic (revell) paints since I have had a really bad experience with enamel (again revell, revell is also pretty much everything I use since the selection is limited) paints as a beginner. Since you need a contrary type to a base color type (for acrylics you need enamel washes and the other way around) I don't think I will be doing washes any time soon. Maybe Ill try and master dry brushing first. Awesome video :D
Use enamels to make your wash, just don't use enamel thinner, get some white spirit or odourless oil thinner !
Hi James. Always enjoyed your videos. Started using your blue/umber mix some time back. Its certainly very effective and adaptable. Apologies if its been asked before but what brand of sable brushes do you use?
Hi Keith now that's a can of worms,
Here are my favorites , all very good brushes just different options that I have used a lot.
Cost effective brushes, the pro arte series 2a designer kolinsky are affordable and great quality. The 2a designer bristles are slightly longer giving you a bit more capacity. Starts at about £4
Artis opus series S, very good, one of the best but prices are a bit fruity. Over £10 a brush.
Raphael 8404. Big belly for a standard brush and a excellent point, workhorse , one of the best, starts at about £7 a brush .
Wish I saw that video before I ordered a bunch of acrylic washes to go along with my acrylic base paints.
They are usable, just got to be on the ball with cleanup early on
@@lpjmodels So you got to clean it up faster? Sorry if that seems a silly question, just starting my first build.
Sounds crazy, but I tend to use up to 7 different washes so I get a ton of depth. It's not sloppy but very defined. Works for me.
It takes as many as you need ! Layers are key to getting an interesting finish so wholeheartedly approve !
Really good tutorial - greatly appreciate this!
thank you very much
Thank you
Very interesting and useful video. I subscribed to your channel and will watch more of your other uploads, as the models look really nice. Have you ever thought about doing gunpla (gundam models)? I do both (mostly gunpla lately, though). Excellent for experimenting since you do not have to be historically accurate.
Thanks Natale, much appreciated. I dont mind a bit of Sci fi but gundam doesn't do anything for me !
@@lpjmodels, I get it LPJ. Keep up the great modeling. I do really like the way you build and paint your models.
Thankyou ! I hope that didn't come across as dismissive, I can really appreciate what work goes into any model, and you can get some wicked looking gundam, just haven't ever had the itch 😀
@@lpjmodels, absolutely not. Do not worry a bit. I like traditional modeling and gunpla alike but that does not mean everyone has to do the same. My question was out of curiosity. Ciao!
Great video. Do you think you can maybe explain washes on top coats or clear coats because I had Vallejo wash, destroy paint and a top coat as well as Mig destroyed a top coat as well. I know you briefly talked about compatibility but I was with paint
This is a great tutorial, and what I needed to continue your model. If anyone is reading this: do I understand correctly that the wash is better used after the coating? I have finished colouring a model, and I am not sure I should put the coating first and then the wash (and then another coating maybe?) , or to do the opposite... I am using Atk 3rd generation acrylics diluted in water. Tanks! :)
Your ak 3rd gen will work nicely over a satin or gloss
@@lpjmodels thanks! :)
What is the best matt coat that you have used, the one that leaves the flattest matt finish? Thanks.
Hi Eric, VMS Matt Varnish is my favorite, dead matt and sprays really nice, a good second place is winsor and newton artist uv matt although its not as durable
@@lpjmodels brilliant, thanks for the reply, all the best!
I really like Golden Matt Polymer Varnish as well. You can brush or spray it and it goes down super matt.