"satin varnish on figs?" Topic

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Kungfucius	11 Oct 2015 4:17 a.m. PST
Any of the TMP gentlemen here likes to give a light coat of satin varnish (I mean vallejo satin varnish, not gloss varnish) on their figures after gloss and matt protective varnishes, to make their minis stand out more?
Timmo uk	11 Oct 2015 4:26 a.m. PST
Not me, I refer a more realistic matt finish. There's no point using a gloss followed by a matt before finishing with satin. You can either leave out the matt stage or possibly just use one or two coats of satin without the gloss.
jeffreyw3	11 Oct 2015 9:01 a.m. PST
Horses yes, figures, no.
RavenscraftCybernetics	11 Oct 2015 10:25 a.m. PST
I do this but I wont use name brand hobby specific varnishes.
Dentatus	11 Oct 2015 2:29 p.m. PST
I use satin varnish. Not over coats of different varnish tho.
Martin Rapier	12 Oct 2015 3:53 a.m. PST
I use Ronseal floor varnish on my 54s, 20mm Ancients and 6mm FPW/APW stuff. It is supposed to be matt but actually dries satin. I rather like the effect. For more serious twentieth century things I leave them matt.
Gone Fishing	12 Oct 2015 6:29 a.m. PST
Martin said it best. I love the look of a satin/semi-gloss finish on figures (I don't mind them looking a little like toy soldiers), but there are some periods I personally don't think it would look as good, and WWII and moderns are two of them. Just an opinion of course!
Kungfucius	12 Oct 2015 7:17 a.m. PST
thank you all… a lot of food for modelling thoughts

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