Mordhiem graveyard

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Project Entry by admiralfb

Step six: washes

October 9, 2023

Washes are magic, they bring your project together. For mine I prefer using oil washes made by thinning oil paints to a wash consistency with paint thinner. It takes a while to dry and will test how well you’ve sealed your foam, but nothing is faster and easier to apply. The lower surface tension helps it seek the depths of any detail, doing your work for you. It can also be removed with a sponge and a touch more thinner (just be careful not to remove the paint below too).

I used a black was to pick out any details on my rock faces that I felt needed more definition or needed an outline between different elements. I then added a small amount of brown to the black wash to make a dark dirty wash. This I used on the wood elements, the mud of the graveyard and anywhere I wanted to dirty things up.

After letting it sit for 15 mins I lightly wiped the upper most areas gently with a sponge to rehighlight some areas that had gotten too dark.

The final step was to pin wash the brickwork texture. I find it faster to just be a little more careful here rather than slathering everything then having to clean it up afterwards.

Now that all the hard work is done we’re just left with the finishing details…