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It all sounds so complicated.
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And we haven’t even mentioned magic wash.
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Sounds like the paint companies are laughing all the way to the bank.
I've never heard of the idea of adding PVA to improve adhesion. Does anyone use this approach? Any tips before I rush off to try it.
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Artists' inks tend to remain water soluble even once after drying. The model paint companies' washes tend to be more permanent so they must use a different medium.

I've also been told that inks are more sensitive to sunlight fading but I've not seen any evidence for that.
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Oh yeah, don’t put your minis on a sunbed. Rookie error.
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Course, when you fall downstairs the odd one is going to end up in the sunbed.
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Inks are something all wargamers have.
Washes are something the majority do not.
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And deodorant even less so.
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a good argument for artists inks is the absolutely beautiful little glass bottles that they come in. Like proper ink bottles.
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goat major wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:44 pm a good argument for artists inks is the absolutely beautiful little glass bottles that they come in. Like proper ink bottles.
I transfer my artists inks into GW bottles...
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