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Hello Frater,

 

The GW website claims that this stuff from their "Technical Range" can be used to create a matte finish. Does it work? The reason I ask is that when I apply decals to my marines, they come out a little too shiny for me. I do use Micro Sol and Micro Set, so I'm doing it right; I just want to lose that slight shine.

 

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

Orangebob

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Lahmian Medium is essentially Matte Medium, so yes it does give a matte finish and is useful for a variety of things including thinning paints without losing saturation and layering over decals to help blend them into the surface they're applied on.

 

You could do the same with pretty much any matte medium as it will act as a transparent clear coat.

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So one of the suggestions for decals is to use 'Ard Coat on the area where you want to apply the decal, and when you have it set, to then paint the Lahmian Medium over it in several thin layers to flatten and matte it.
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I had to use Lahman Medium extensively on one of my Knights.

 

I abuse Nuln Oil as a final wash and found something interesting - if you don't shake the bottle enough, it comes out glossy instead of flat. So three of my Knights looked normal, and one looked like it just came from the car wash. A good coat of Lahman Medium over the entire model got rid of the shine without affecting the colors underneath.

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Hello Frater,

 

The GW website claims that this stuff from their "Technical Range" can be used to create a matte finish. Does it work? The reason I ask is that when I apply decals to my marines, they come out a little too shiny for me. I do use Micro Sol and Micro Set, so I'm doing it right; I just want to lose that slight shine.

 

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

Orangebob

 

If you check the Games Workshop youtube (warhammer tv) there guide on transfer where they will apply gloss varnish, transfer & then medium.  I think it the knight video & Ultramarine video.

 

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Thanks everyone.

 

Bryan Blaire, what is the purpose of the 'Ardcoat in this instance?

 

16 min mark of the Ultramarine painting guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_odi1c7ErCg

 

Part 4 of the Knight video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I36AWCdNJCY

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Going to bump this as it's a decent guide for all things Lahmian Medium (so no real need for a new thread) and because I have another question to ask.

 

Basically we can see above that it's good for thinning paints and for making glazes, etc, but how well does it work compared to say, water, when adding to a pot of "older" paint. For example, my paint collection includes some from the bullet pot era and these haven't aged well. Would Lahmian Medium work better than water for reviving these paints? What about congealed paints, or those which were too running to begin with - would this medium work to get the best out of those?

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Because it is a medium, it is probably superior to pure water for reconstituting paints to a usable material. However, I'm not 100% sure that Lahmian Medium is actually the matte acrylic medium GW uses in their current (or previous - which is more unlikely) line of paint. I'm also not sure that Lahmian Medium is 100% medium itself. To ensure the paints are just acrylic medium + pigment, you could also look at using a matte acrylic medium from an art/hobby store as well. Add it in moderation to keep from getting it too dilute and swirl with a toothpick or something (not a brush) to get it started, and add medium little by little until it is the consistency you want.
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For reviving aged paint I just use my 10:1 water: flow aid (liquitex) mix.  Don't apply it directly into the pot, but simply put some of the paint on a palette, add a drop or three, and voila.  My custom black-gray mix is 5 years old, on its last legs and very gunky, but that mix does the trick.

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