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Aly's Brown Liquid

I thought that I would put the recipe for Aly's Brown Liquid here to save people hunting though all the old posts to find it...



                                         


Aly's Brown Liquid...


                                         


40% Agrax Earthshade, 40% Seraphim Sepia and 20% Lahmian Medium...
The final ingredient is a few drops of Drakenhof Nightshade...
The colour you are looking for is not quite Brown any more but not entirely Payne's grey.
I usually put in a drop at a time and check the colour on a piece of white plastic or paper.

7 comments:

  1. munds329 October 2020 at 19:07

    I’m going to try this! Thx!

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    1. Aly Morrison30 October 2020 at 12:16

      I hope you find it useful...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Dominic Cook29 January 2021 at 17:01

    Super useful. I used to hate doing red coats but this is a massive help thanks

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    1. Aly Morrison29 January 2021 at 17:19

      Thank you Dominic...

      Have fun.

      All the best. Aly

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  3. PlainsWorldM4119 July 2022 at 02:49

    I might try this mix out with some of my artist oils and the originals just to see what kind of finish they give for both mediums.

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    1. Aly Morrison19 July 2022 at 13:47

      I have tried a similar artists oil mix…well diluted…on model AFV’s.
      It worked well… but took a while to dry.

      All the best. Aly

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    2. PlainsWorldM4119 July 2022 at 18:39

      I'm thinking if one were to add a little drop of Alkyd to the oil wash, it would "dry to touch" so to speak overnight or faster. You can get it in matte variety since it tends to dry more glossy but I like to spray my minis with matte varnish after anyway to tone down ink gloss and then go back by hand over metallic with gloss varnish.

      For military and realism oil washes would be quite ideal, although on smaller scales it would still look just as good. Oil can be tricky though I admit, probably one of the hardest mediums to master next to watercolor.

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