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@robert @tuffyears that’s right. Contrast paints are one thick coat for a reason. They are a mix of an ink and a wash. So they filter and shade in one go. They dry however very thick. So not like a standard paint. And they dry and retract to the crevices to cause shading. Thinning with water would alter the manner in which they dry, so that is why you thin with the medium.

I’ve not tried thinning them to achieve the effect of a glaze though. That seems an interesting approach.

Also the primer you use will change things. A smooth surface will mean greater effects of retraction and in effect shading and highlighting. On my terminators I used the vallejo grey primer. It has a rougher finished because it is a true primer with a surface that helps paint adhere. So this breaks up the surface tension and so on drying the highlighting effect was not as strong with the blood angels red contrast.