Nathan
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Help with gloss varnishI've never made anything shiney, but my present project may have a piece or two I want to use it on.
Give me some pointers with the stuff.
When do I apply it? Can I apply it to just one part of the model? Will my matte overcoat dull it (going back to when to apply it)? Can I paint over it and will the upper layer be glossy or flat?
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brownrob
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Re: Help with gloss varnish | Nathan wrote: | I've never made anything shiney, but my present project may have a piece or two I want to use it on.
Give me some pointers with the stuff.
When do I apply it? Can I apply it to just one part of the model? Will my matte overcoat dull it (going back to when to apply it)? Can I paint over it and will the upper layer be glossy or flat? |
Just use the varnis when you have finished painting.
Id highly recommend totally varnishing in a Heavy Gloss Varnish as its pretty strong. Then use a product thats called Dullcote to take the shine off the areas you dont want to be shiny. In fact it will almost look like you didnt varnish at all!
I wouldnt recommend painting over Varnish
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Dark Lord
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Re: Help with gloss varnish | Nathan wrote: | I've never made anything shiney, but my present project may have a piece or two I want to use it on.
Give me some pointers with the stuff. |
First look and see if there are other ways to paint a shine on. A painted on shine will look better than a gloss coat. A glossy coat will look wet rather than just shiny. I use it on big gaping mouths, eyes, and anything like that. Sometimes I paint it on gems but only if they're tiny little ones that would be a pain to paint the traditional way.
| Nathan wrote: | | When do I apply it? |
If you want the surface shiny then it goes on dead last.
| Nathan wrote: | | Can I apply it to just one part of the model? |
If you use a brush on style varnish then yes.
| Nathan wrote: | | Will my matte overcoat dull it (going back to when to apply it)? |
Matte finish will dull it.
| Nathan wrote: | | Can I paint over it and will the upper layer be glossy or flat? |
I have never tried to paint over it...but i doubt paint would stick to it very well. If you did, your over layer would be flat if you used flat paint.
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Dark Lord
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Oh and one other common sense tip is if you use a brush on style also buy some miner spirits or Gamsol or something and use an old brush. Even a little left on the brush will wreck it.
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Nathan
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Thanks for all the tips. Especially the brush ruining heads up, didn't think about that.
I have a fire and cauldron for a master chef token. Figured trying a gloss look to the fire and stew would be a good start.
One final clarification.
The model is painted, highlighted, base finished, and ready for a clear protective coat. I have a spray paint matte varnish and paint-on gloss varnish.
Should I first spray paint matte the figures and then paint on the glossy?
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Dark Lord
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| Nathan wrote: |
Should I first spray paint matte the figures and then paint on the glossy? |
Yes.
And just as my own opinion, I would gloss the stew and not the fire.
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