Using smaller brushes makes the whole exercise take much longer. This was OK in the end as they introduced a kind of natural chaos to the paintwork. It’s worth noting though, that this brush is not subtle – paint would often be hiding away inside the brush and you could get left with big streaks across your model. It worked really well as a dry brush and speeded up this stage of the painting quite a bit. One of these was a big and soft Games large shade brush. Tip: Dry brush sizesĭuring the month or two that these guys have been sitting on my painting desk I acquired a couple of “new” brushes. Spend the time building up the layers, rather than giving into temptation and going too bright too quickly.

It’s worth being patient here – while the dry-brushing is pretty tedious, it’s also easy and doesn’t require much attention. Next, I began applying multiple layers of dry-brushing – starting with a very grey and adding in some white to lighten the tone with successive coats.

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