varnish over pigments?

[clockw1se]

Hi,
Can anybody tell me if i can use varnish over vallejo pigments without destroying the effect? (color, wet mud ...)?

greetings from Luxembourg,
clock out!

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Any sort of varnish over any kind of pigments will tend to diminish the effect that pigments have.

The last kit I put pigments on I didn't do a final matt coat for that reason. Instead I used IPA and Mig Spirits on the kit with the pigments and it seemed to make the pigments adhere to the kit, so no need for a matt coat to hold it all in.

 

[f2k]

I would still recommend using varnish. Even with alcohol the pigments can still come off fairly easy in my experience.

Varnish, however, does diminish the effect a good deal. So you should probably go somewhat overboard with the pigments before varnishing the model.

 

[clockw1se]

ok ill try it then

 

[sunsanvil]

I know some people dont seal their pigments, but for my part, unless you plan on never touching the model again....ever...then I would varnish over dry pigment work. Wetwork on the other hand, such as pigments applied with acrylic mediums or varnishes, are already in a binder of course and don't need anything further to make them permanent.