![]() See how I used this nib I used to create the wedding invitation suite for ‘ Shades of Wuthering Heights. Way back when, I used wood stain mixed with mineral spirits to dip my Tyranids to give them a thick, glossy, gloopy wash/finish quickly and easily. ![]() Yes - I should replace my nibs more often but I do become attached to them! Minwax for a returning painter I’m considering getting back into 40k after about a decade on hiatus. This item: The Army Painter Strong Tone Ink - Quickshade Wash - Non-Toxic Lightly Pigmented Water Based Wash Paint for Tabletop Roleplaying, Boardgames, and Wargames Miniature Model Painting 5.73 5. I used this nib excessively for a year until it started to behave oddly and needed replacing so it’s definitely made of strong stuff. Small yet perfectly formed, it’s on the less flexible side but you can still create a range of strokes which to me are elegant and refined yet beautifully expressive - everything I want my calligraphy to be. It sounds a bit over the top - and if you know me you’ll know I’m not an OTT kind of person - but I became obsessed with this nib and I can honestly say that it’s my new favourite. What is quickshade/magic ink/shading dip Thread starter vivsavage Start date Tags miniatures painting 1 2 Next. I found 3 boxes of nibs - and had to have them all because I simply couldn’t help myself - but the one box containing these nibs was something special.Īs to their age, I don’t know how old these nibs are but they looked as good as new and when I tried one out I thought I was dreaming. Not one of the chic Brocantes, more like Steptoe’s back yard but I’d certainly felt like I’d struck gold - and still do! I discovered this vintage nib whilst treasure hunting in my favourite second-hand shop in the South West of France one Summer. ![]() Just remember to give this nib a little time to wear in as it starts off quite stiff - a bit like wearing in new shoes.Īnother thing that makes me recommend the Zebra G is that it’s a lot easier to clean than the Nikko G it doesn’t have those small groves on the tines of the nib where the ink dries in and gets stuck - because no one’s got time to spend cleaning calligraphy nibs for longer than they have to!īlue Pumpkin Nib - just as wonderful as it sounds It’s a lot more forgiving (and easier to control) than other pointed pen nibs which are more flexible yet it’s still responsive to pressure. What makes this Zebra G nib so ideal for beginners of modern calligraphy is that it’s capable of making those desirable thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes this is because of it’s medium flexibility. It’s sufficiently strong and has been made to withstand speed so it won’t break easily and it’ll last you a relatively long time. This is, of course my own personal experience between the two, another Dakka member might have had different results between the methods, But where ive just been working on afew units of bone white skeletons using the dip method, i think it should give a close example to a standard menoth color set.Like the popular Nikko G nib, this sturdy Japanese nib is typically used to draw manga-style comics, but it makes an excellent nib for writing calligraphy and no beginner calligrapher should be without it which is why I always introduce my calligraphy class students to the Zebra G. Secondly, it should give a subtle gradient to your flat surfaces, giving alittle more interest to what would have otherwise been a single shade, without, if its applied correctly, leaving behind patches of pigment that mar your color and work. Secondly, it should give a subtle gradient to your flat surfaces, giving alittle more interest to. First, like the oil wash it should pick out and shade the crevices, and line around detail. First, like the oil wash it should pick out and shade the crevices, and line around detail. Using a Polyurethane dip, such as the Army Painter Quickshade, or even going the cheeper route and picking some minwax wood stain, It should work two fold. Our signature Quickshades Quickshade Dip: Dark Tone 29.99 24.99 Quickshade Dip: Soft Tone 29. ![]() Always use synthetic brushes as turpentine will ruin natural hair brushes. Using a Polyurethane dip, such as the Army Painter Quickshade, or even going the cheeper route and picking some minwax wood stain, It should work two fold. An oil-based product Because Quickshade Dip is an oil-based product you can use mineral turpentine to clean Quickshade Dip off your brushes and clothes. I just thought that the washes were a smaller bottle of the same 'Quickshade'. Over a flat surface, from what i've noticed, the oil wash tends to clump and dry into not so pleasant looking blotches of pigment. Being a new painter i did not realise for a long time that there was actually a difference between Army Painter Quickshade and their Quicksahde Washes. Using an Oil wash, your primary goal is to line and shade all areas that are sunken into the miniature, or act as a borderline between say, the greater shoulder pad, and the menofix in the center. The general thought, at least on my end, is something like this.
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