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PCDestroyer · March 13th, 2003, 18:42

What's the main differences between Inks and Paints.
I've never painted models before (at least not miniatures) and don't know what each one of these is. They both come in bottles, no?

Anyway... are inks more for highlighting and paints for the heavier coats?

Thanks for any help.

Blackhat · March 13th, 2003, 18:50

I think inks are thinner kind of paint, more like water and normal paint is just paint.
Please correct me if I'm wrong

Razorfex · March 13th, 2003, 19:35

I have never used inks, or for that fact even seen them at my local GW store. WHats up with that?

BobaHat · March 13th, 2003, 20:08

Well the paints are .. paints and the inks are.. well.. inks....

The inks are thinner so they are for shading.

Petas · March 16th, 2003, 21:37

Inks are thinner and more transparent than paints so they are only more visible as they collect up in the recesses of your model, which can be helpful for shading. Paint is simply used to achieve a base color for your model before shading and highlighting.
For example if one of your models was wearing tan-colored clothing and you know how cloth wrinkles when you move your arm or something..you would use ink that is darker than the cloth color (so it would be brown ink in this case) and fill in the recesses to get a fake shaded look.

ArchonAstaroth · March 16th, 2003, 23:40

Inks also can be used in order to make normal paint look smoother, and to improve the color's intensity.
If used correctly, they rock!

jwu

BorninDarkness · March 17th, 2003, 12:58

The only problem is trying to keep it in the pot

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night_goblin01 · March 17th, 2003, 14:35

you can use ink to glaze areas of models.

Digimon · March 17th, 2003, 15:26

Anyone got a clue how to use it? I usually get a black spot from my black ink... =(

BobaHat · March 17th, 2003, 15:40

Well I paint it on like it was regular paint but I only paint it in the areas that need to be shaded (cracks etc.) Another approach is to water it down slightly and cover the entire area of that colour so that it will sink in by itself.

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Blackhat The Landlord Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Norway Age: 32 Posts: 4,536 Blog Entries: 14 Thanks: 11 Thanked 20 Times in 3 Posts Rep Power: 131 Total Awards: 1	I think inks are thinner kind of paint, more like water and normal paint is just paint. Please correct me if I'm wrong __________________ Submit news to LO frontpage, click here Sell your stuff here and rate your favorite online store

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BobaHat Lord of the Household Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Age: 26 Posts: 1,714 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 105	Well the paints are .. paints and the inks are.. well.. inks.... The inks are thinner so they are for shading. __________________ "We're the Death Korp of Krieg, son. Did you think that was just a pretty name? We never retreat. We fight and we die, that's the Krieg way." -Lieutenant Konarski at the Battle of Erebus

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BobaHat Lord of the Household Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Age: 26 Posts: 1,714 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 105	Well I paint it on like it was regular paint but I only paint it in the areas that need to be shaded (cracks etc.) Another approach is to water it down slightly and cover the entire area of that colour so that it will sink in by itself. __________________ "We're the Death Korp of Krieg, son. Did you think that was just a pretty name? We never retreat. We fight and we die, that's the Krieg way." -Lieutenant Konarski at the Battle of Erebus

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March 13th, 2003, 19:35	#3 (permalink)
Razorfex Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: United States Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 83	I have never used inks, or for that fact even seen them at my local GW store. WHats up with that?

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Petas Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Edmonton AB Canada Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 20	Inks are thinner and more transparent than paints so they are only more visible as they collect up in the recesses of your model, which can be helpful for shading. Paint is simply used to achieve a base color for your model before shading and highlighting. For example if one of your models was wearing tan-colored clothing and you know how cloth wrinkles when you move your arm or something..you would use ink that is darker than the cloth color (so it would be brown ink in this case) and fill in the recesses to get a fake shaded look.

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ArchonAstaroth LO Zealot Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,961 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 87	Inks also can be used in order to make normal paint look smoother, and to improve the color's intensity. If used correctly, they rock! jwu

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night_goblin01 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 83	you can use ink to glaze areas of models.

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Digimon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 295 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 83	Anyone got a clue how to use it? I usually get a black spot from my black ink... =(