OK so I finally got some new paints. (I love my wife!! She listens to my dorky complaints, and does something about them...)
I am painting the orks from my AoBR set for practice purposes ( I can use lots of that...) and after priming them black, I went back and base coated the little buggers, then decided to play with some washes.
I used green (well duh) for the skin, and it looked way too light for my taste, so I decided to try and darken it up with a black wash.
I thinned down the black ALOT using water with a drop of dish soap in it, and painted over the model. I let Mr. Nob dry, and while it definately darkened the paint job overall, and left some nice shadows on his arms and face, but also left some white chalky marks on the raised areas.
So my questions are:
Is this because of the soap? (I heard using a drop of soap will allow the ink to settle better as a releasing agent)
Is this because of "hard" water? (I sure don't drink it around here, Dr. Pepper saves the day)
Can I remove this by rinsing the model with water after the paint dries? (Wash the washed model?)
Has anyone seen this before? (Or am I just that bad a painter and doing something stupid?)
Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!