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<blockquote data-quote="Mad_Jack" data-source="post: 8767589" data-attributes="member: 6750306">A wash is just a technique using watered-down paint so that it mostly flows into the recessed areas - it's a quick method of shading.&nbsp;Using a black or brown wash (one or two drops of paint to five-ten drops of water) is a much quicker way to add in your shadows than painting them. Because you watered down the paint, it'll be translucent, and the underlying color will show through, but because it will also pool up into the recesses of the figure as it dries, those areas will end up being tinted the color of the wash. If you look at the linked pic of the orc I painted, you can see what a wash looks like on the wood on the inside of her shield - the dark wash pooled up a little bit in the wood grain, but mostly in the spaces between the boards. It's essentially the same thing as when you shave in the bathroom sink, then let the water drain out slowly - as the water leaves, it leaves behind particulate matter i.e., the leftover shaving cream... In the sink, whatever leftover shaving cream didn't get left on the sides of the sink will pool up near the drain, and on a wash, the color is darker in the lower parts that were the last to dry and most of the pigment ended up.&nbsp;You can also use the same principle for a technique called glazing where instead of just applying it to areas you want to shade, you paint over the the whole area to give a nice even tint to the entire thing.There are a number of wash recipes readily available online, but many companies sell their own pre-made washes.Inks perform a similar function to a wash, although generally they tend to end up a bit shinier when dry.&nbsp;Games Workshop (Warhammer)'s Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil are very popular brown and black washes, respectively, and even people who don't use GW paints often use them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mad_Jack, post: 8767589, member: 6750306"] A wash is just a technique using watered-down paint so that it mostly flows into the recessed areas - it's a quick method of shading. Using a black or brown wash (one or two drops of paint to five-ten drops of water) is a much quicker way to add in your shadows than painting them. Because you watered down the paint, it'll be translucent, and the underlying color will show through, but because it will also pool up into the recesses of the figure as it dries, those areas will end up being tinted the color of the wash. If you look at the linked pic of the orc I painted, you can see what a wash looks like on the wood on the inside of her shield - the dark wash pooled up a little bit in the wood grain, but mostly in the spaces between the boards. It's essentially the same thing as when you shave in the bathroom sink, then let the water drain out slowly - as the water leaves, it leaves behind particulate matter i.e., the leftover shaving cream... In the sink, whatever leftover shaving cream didn't get left on the sides of the sink will pool up near the drain, and on a wash, the color is darker in the lower parts that were the last to dry and most of the pigment ended up. You can also use the same principle for a technique called glazing where instead of just applying it to areas you want to shade, you paint over the the whole area to give a nice even tint to the entire thing. There are a number of wash recipes readily available online, but many companies sell their own pre-made washes. Inks perform a similar function to a wash, although generally they tend to end up a bit shinier when dry. Games Workshop (Warhammer)'s Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil are very popular brown and black washes, respectively, and even people who don't use GW paints often use them. [/QUOTE]

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