Got told my dungeon tiles looked like wet cardboard, fixed my wash technique

Some guy at a convention in Denver looked at my hand-painted tiles and said they just looked like I'd dipped them in brown water. He was right, I was using way too much water in my wash and not letting layers dry. I cut my wash ratio to 1:8 paint to water and now the detail actually pops. Has anyone else had a random stranger give them a tip that actually fixed a problem?

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brooke_walker236d ago

Cracked up reading this cause I literally had the same thing happen with my terrain tiles at a show in Portland. Some guy just goes "looks like you painted them with coffee" and walked off. Hurt my feelings but he was dead right, I was doing the same watery mess you described. Switched to a 1:10 ratio with some flow aid and now the cracks in my cobblestone actually look like cracks instead of sad brown puddles.

betty_stone26d ago

Looks like you painted them with coffee" is brutal but honestly I'd rather get that than the silent pity nods I usually get. Maybe I need to go find a mean stranger to critique my washes, cheaper than a workshop.