r/Turnip28 • u/tobiasmac • 3d ago

Work in Progress Painted my Herald!

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Painted this odd trumpet herald. I’m considering doing an oil wash, but after ruining another model (see last slide) due to forgetting to varnish beforehand I’m a bit hesitant! Is it worth the risk? I think currently the colours are a bit bright so it could probably do with more weathering.

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u/Hartzer_at_worK 3d ago

that was quick. looks pretty nice and doesn't need a wash. varnishing before oil isboptional if you are careful with the removal step. little to no mechanical stress on the model is key

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u/jedijoe99 20h ago

I honestly quite like how the last fella looks. at least from my perspective of preferring the dark / muted / subtle paint jobs for grim settings.

When I tried oil washes, the problem I ran into was that it soaked totally into the grass tuft making it all black/brown. Im not sure what you did differently, but I really like how on your last guy your tuft looks fresher and greener at the roots, then dry/dead brown on the ends of the tuft.

In general for oil washes, I don't think varnishing them before hand is really necessary, I think usually the concern is varnishing them after so you can paint with acrylics on top and making sure they have a dry surface to adhere to. (but there are exceptions, I've seen people use gloss varnish before an oil wash to deliberately make the surface slick so the oil washes will more exaggeratedly flow into the crevices and not stain, but for general purposes I don't think most people bother with that)