Water: It's not just for drinking anymore!

It's been a while since I've painted any little army mans, so before I started out on my quest, I looked up a bunch of painting tutorials online. The one piece of advice that everyone keep repeating was "water down your paints... no, really, water down your paints, dude." I never did this before but decided to give it a go and run a little experiment.



The Blood Angel on the left was painted with paint straight from the pot while the one on the right was painted with watered-down stuff. It's tough to tell from the improperly-lit picture, but while the marine on the left seems to have a flatter, streakier red color, the watered-down paint has crept into the recesses of the marine on the right, which is a look I prefer.

Watering down the paint will force me to use a few additional coats to get the color I want, but since the overall look is a bit better, I think the extra time will be worth it. What I'm trying to say is this: "Water down your paints, dude."