How To Make Nuln Oil And Agrax Earthshade Black wash

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[@Redskies453]

The real protip is the base on the bottle of nuln oil. First bottle of agrax I ever bought ended up giving my entire workspace a nice even earthy tone as I knocked it over.

[@Sensitiveskeptic]

By design so we buy more lol.

[@negotiableaffections]

A quick drybrush and your workspace would really have 'popped' - I bet you did!

[@harkejuice]

@@negotiableaffections Really bring out the highlights.

[@jasonleiter7557]

I did the same with Nuln oil.

[@randomtauplayer7662]

Same🤣

[@michaelrobinson3921]

Great video! I think many Americans would be confused by the term "Fairy Liquid". It is the name of a common dishwashing detergent, similar to the american product "Dawn" dishwashing liquid.

[@Crackawacka95]

Thank you so much for commenting this. I played that part so many times. I was thinking, ferro-liquid? Faraliquid? Good to know it's just soap.

[@grapetonenatches186]

Except that Dawn is superior.

[@otee1625]

One things I wanted to add: It's even better if you use this to make your own "tone of wash" I started a Tyranid army, and after having decided for a color sheme I just mixed larger batches of the base colors (flesh and chitin) and washes and now speedpainting a 50 headcount swarm is a piece of cake. Use this to make the wash color you need not just replicate nulln etc.

[@TheLoremistress]

Australian Equivalent to Pledge: Long Life 1L Self Shining Floor Polish.

[@andreweckford6319]

Excellent - had managed to get a friend overseas to send some Pledge a couple of years ago. Bunnings is less than 1km away :-)

[@alslaitini1]

@@andreweckford6319 thank god for Bunnings!

[@thomartinthroat]

We have Blem acrylic polish here. It's J&J chemistry, different name

[@negotiableaffections]

A non-gamer but an avid life time artist/maker, I watch you guys on YT all the time. [Learning never stops!]. I think that some of you are really makers who like gaming, rather than vice-versa. It seems you have a great community but like the model-railway enthusiasts, you get stung when you walk the doors of your dedicated retaillers! This ongoing mission [yourself, Jeremy BMC, Wylock, Dark Matter WShop, Bard's etc] to make the experience affordable and obviously more enjoyable for more people is my kind of making. Everyone needs to be creative - not discouraged by expense. Great work guys, keep up the good work!

[@middleearthsbgireland5949]

Haha just clicked that you have a base stuck to your wash to stop it spilling, genius man!😂

[@ralphmethod6609]

I found a sweet way to get rid of the shine with the pledge mix. I used a heat gun on low just until the shine dulled...Came out awesome!!!

[@ProjectThunderclaw]

Gotta say, to someone who is not familiar with British products the sentence "all this is, is de-ionized water with a couple of drops of fairy liquid in it" sounds absolutely WILD

[@radiomuffin]

Underrated comment

[@will_of_europa]

BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN

[@tomclarkeUK]

🤣🤣🤣 fairy liquid is just the most popular brand of washing up liquid in the UK (a.k.a. "dish soap")

[@syd4890]

@@tomclarkeUK not just in the uk xp

[@RJ-wx3fh]

Deionised water is just distilled water (free of various dissolved mineral salt ions , as it were). AFAIK it's reasonably common worldwide for vehicle battery use and/or avoiding limescale in clothes irons, steamers etc. Fairy liquid , as mentioned, is a washing-up liquid aka dishsoap like dawn

[@michaelblackmon2293]

The Black matt medium makes the model with that white base coat look like it was pulled straight from a comic book I love that

[@yesacwerdna]

Oh, man. This is just what I needed. I kept trying ways to thin down my washes but to hell with it, i'll just make my own now

[@cpzel]

I recommend this to every painter I know. It's an awesome recipe. Thanks, Luke!

[@andrewmorris-costigliola2804]

Great video! I always loved Devlan mud that GW used to make and could never stand the 'shades' they made afterwards. Your recipe with the Matt medium is far better! Thanks for sharing.

[@50plymouths]

That was very informative... I really enjoyed knowing that pledge polish made a very nice Wash

[@LieseFury]

Thank you so much! I just painted a Cawl mini and I was about to just use highly diluted black paint for the wash. Gonna pick up some floor polish tomorrow.

[@paulhopkins8208]

Thank you for sharing this technique. Winsor & Newton matt mediums now ordered ... cheers

[@TimeLord675]

That homemade Nuln Oil from the matte medium, deionized water, and ink gives a really neat "Black and White comic book" look. I like it!

[@vikingsaiyan3050]

Hi Luke just want to say a big thank you for your tutorials. I'v learnt so much from watching them, even set up my own workshop. Thanks again all the way from Australia. 😀

[@thebrewgeek]

Great video. I've used this method to create bright blue, bright green and dark red washes with Daler-Rowney Acrylic inks. There really is no limit to the amount of colors that you can make. There's even a white ink that makes a very interesting effect. Keep up the great work!

[@TheRunesmythe]

Excellent tip. I've never used any GW washes, but from what I understand color-wise Nuln Oil tends to have a little of brown in it and Aggrax Earthshade tends to have a little black in it so if you're looking to get an exact color match you could always play around with mixing inks in different ratios; personally I just prefer mixing the washes themselves together on a palette if I want something other than a single color wash.

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

Glad I checked this video before hunting down the GW stuff which seems in high demand right now. I already have all this material so I can get started with what I have on hand for my channel's next project. Thanks for the tip!

[@FrostandFists]

Fantastic tutorial, my friend! It's AMAZING how simple it is to grab some ink and floor polish to get a great wash! Thanks for the info! ~ Wolfbrother Methos

[@matthayward7889]

Brilliant! Thanks for explaining the role of each additive to 👍

[@travismoss3492]

so, with this you can make any shade of wash by just adding different dyes. found your channel yesterday and have watched a bunch of your videos. so far they are the best ones I have found.

[@danielluqueperez7153]

I didn't know about the polish products to use as a medium, man that is nuts thanks for doing this

[@bradlothrop4076]

I love the fast and dirty way you do things, one suggestion: make the brown first if you must use the same mixing brush. Black is just too opaque to mess with when contaminating the second mix. A tiny bit of brown may actually look nice anyway in the black (if seen at all). Minimal flow aid works as a wash, probably twice as much may work better as a liner / shade. You may want to try the "Ultra Matte Medium" by Liquitex for less "shimmer" but again may add to the expense. It all evens out in the end if you put a clear coat on over top anyway. Love the "home brew" stuff you make, putting product creation in the hands of the hobby folk is much appreciated.

[@salenninja]

Great tips! Will definitely try these out. Had a alot of succes with the rinse-aid one, but sometimes the miniatures remain ''sticky'' after they have dried. These tips might work better though, so i'm looking forward to trying them out! Thanks for sharing!

[@krusty1796]

late to the party but did you find the solution to your "sticky" problem?

[@xxbrkdwnxx]

11:23 "this one's slightly DAKKA!"

[@fabulouswhale1215]

Really good video, well laid-out and you explained everything clearly. Definitely going to give this a go, thanks!

[@Starburst7641]

Luke once again you`ve hit out of the ballpark , thanks dude! Bonus trivia: dat beard really suits you, keep it up pls.

[@squat224]

Pro tip, if you want your pledge to not be glossy, put in a small amount of cornstarch or talc. It will change the viscosity a tiny amount, and it will take a bit to mix it in, but the paint finish will be flat and quite nice. I've not tried it with the pledge method (only just discovered that today, thank you!) but with the ink and medium it works swimmingly, and when you use dish soap or rinse aid, you don't even need to mix it as hard, the reduced surface area helps to mix it in. You can do that to any paint that you need matte but it's glossy. it takes surprisingly little cornstarch (for those little shot glasses, literally a tiny pinch would do it)

[@mayascally6243]

Gonna try this this evening. But I’m not going to squeeze the dropper tops before I open the ink pots every time :D Keep up the sterling work !!

[@RyoCanCan]

Man, this is such a great way to make washes.

[@WGRevival]

Nice one Luke. Perhaps late to the party but I've just slopped a little over an entire bottle of Strong tone on a set of resin scatter pieces, the time has come to make my own.

[@boneshaman8912]

just subbed... love finding cheep easy ways to do miniatures and terrain with out spending a butt tone of money.

[@Metalien76]

Great video, Luke. Thanks mate. I go through so much Agrax Earthshade it's inreal!

[@scottwebster9124]

OMG! I was following the video great until Fairy Liquid was mentioned. Being from the States, I thought he was referring to a type of Magic Potion! We do not have the Brand called Fairy Liquid. We have Dawn, Palmolive, etc. For awhile there, I thought I was going to have to seek out a Coven! Great Videos'. Please keep them coming!

[@MrTurekson]

IIRC Fairy is the European marketing name for Dawn

[@jamesreynolds1275]

Thought I was the only one! Lol great video

[@thommothommo1520]

Great video, a small pot of Niln oil at my local hobby shop is $12... I'm going to make my own from now on. Thanks for the pro tip Luke, keep up the good work.

[@TheSilentW]

Very nice tutorial, especially for terrain builders who need large amounts of cheap washes! I am just a bit afraid of myself right now. The first thing that came to my mind when seeing your stretched ear lobes was: Just the right size for Vallejo dropper bottles! ;-)

[@martinnoreau9767]

Hello, Luke! WOW!!! What a great tip! I render Sc-Fi/Monster busts...I'll experiment this weekend with your two solutions. Great videos...learning something NEW with every view. Thank You so much for these! Stay safe. Marty (From Canada)

[@lionsroar9811]

Just done some Newton windsor black ink and deidonized water and won't need anymore for ages cheers luke

[@ValkGame]

I recently discovered how easy and effective it is to airbrush nuln oil for a quick shade and panel lining. The downside is it goes through the nuln oil really really fast, so this should make it more economical.

[@RichterScaleStudios]

Nice tutorial with great results. I like that the recipe is not complicate and it is cost effective for large terrain projects. I dig the MDF bases on the notoriously tipping GW wash pots.

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

so true about tipping the damn gw wash pot :-). For that reason alone it is worth making them yourself ;)

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Use the Force, Luke! But no kidding, it's a great idea and it works. I used Kiwi floor polish last 2 years, but that no longer exists. It's all Pledge now. Pledge works too, but gives different results. I'll definitely try the ink instead of other stuff ( like waterstain for wood or acrylic paint)

[@ishyab011]

Brilliant my friend. I'm in for doing this as well. Looks like it works very well, and wow, what a savings.

[@MorganMagpie]

Ah, this is brilliant. My partner is planning on using a ton of dark tone wash in the future.... And this will definitely be useful. Plus fun.

[@chrisshaw451]

Nice, well done for putting that out there, really really useful for people not in the know.

[@richarddreadskull6500]

Nice vid thanks. An easy way to make distilled water is boil water 2 or 3 times in a kettle , let it go cold between each boil and then pour it in a bottle. Once cold it is distilled, or at least really close.

[@martyndragar7910]

Thanks for this vid Luke you've saved me a bomb brought a load of inks and replacing the ones I'm running low on. Cheers mate 😉👍🏻

[@NSYresearch]

Hi Luke, great bid...very helpful and so good to hear a proper accent 😁😁😁

[@neue01]

So 85 drops of brown?

[@blazepanda]

Still 85. Look like Citadel Workers.

[@albin3dklein]

I just found your channel. Thank you for all the tricks! 👍👏

[@RottenMechGaming]

Great tips, they make so much money off the tiny bottles, it certainly handy knowing how to make it.

[@garydurn7983]

Big thanks for this - you just saved me a fortune 👍

[@ishnifusmeadle]

I know this is far from your most recent vid, but I watch your posts rather randomly, depending on what I'm working on currently. Long story short: thank you so much for your "how to make homemade ____" vids. I'm rather new to the hobby, (though I gave it a whirl a decade ago when a friend tried to lure me into 40k by giving me a squad of goblins of some type, which didn't take due to the fact I didn't have easy access to more minis, supplies in the least, or the patience) and as such am soaking in every piece of how-to I can. I don't currently earn alot (though who does) and so either need to make supplies myself, stretch expensive items further, or convert them to multi-purpose. Now a days I'm at least able to aquire decent minis or supplies via the web (tho usually at an inflated cost), or raw materials that will at least work, from the local mega mart. So again in short, thank you for showing different techniques on how to make what I have work. Keep up the good work!

[@johnharvath7835]

Thank you brother, you saved my butt a good bit of money!!

[@aquabluerose7734]

I totally get what you're saying about the water, I've put tap water in a spray bottle and it grew green algae!

[@ryansergeant2896]

Thanks for sharing. Love your videos. Much appreciated.

[@garethtomkins5797]

Thanks Luke, another useful video as always.

[@KillerExe01]

Thanks for sharing. I'm so going to do this for the board I'm working on.

[@davidl2381]

Love your videos! Some of the best tips in the business!

[@HZNMusic]

The brown/Pledge one gave the model kind of a Borderlands look, actually preferred the Pledge looks better! Excellent video.

[@JoeBlow-24]

If you add a bit of blue to your black it will give you noticeable depth to your black. Not a miniature expert but I have studied color theory.

[@ITSInc]

would you suggest a little red or yellow to the brown too? Or would the brown naturally have some of that?

[@crazyscottishboi3822]

So my printer isnt lying when it uses blue in black and white only prints

[@caioapgs]

The floor polish one is some black magic witchery, you will end up protecting the paint as a bonus, a lot of people from the plasmo scene uses it as varnish before oil/enamel washes. It just works!

[@johnkelley9877]

Really useful information. Thanks for sharing this.

[@moldiworp9143]

Welp, the new price of Nuln Oil is just shy of the value of human blood, the 10th most expensive liquid on earth. Never been better to start making your own! I suggest doing a full series on this, it would do well from all the shrinkflation.

[@WarGamerGirl]

Hmm, I'm going to have to try this.

[@hcs626]

so you added a small plasticard? base to your washes to keep em from getting knocked over as easily?

[@KamenRiderAnt]

After washing they look like film noir Orks lol. Amazing vid

[@grantbalmer6951]

I looked up what "dakker" meant in an artist's sense, when I finally realized you were saying "darker."

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Dakka dakka!

[@A_Shovel_Wielding_Guardsman]

All good Ork Shading needs plenty DAkka

[@Biscuitchris7again]

MOAR DAKKA DAKKA!

[@chucklamb3496]

Great idea, I’m definitely going to use this 😎

[@freelancerblitz2579]

im still using the Elegoo mars 1 and i got it 2nd hand and the quality still impresses me is i were to upgrade i think it'd blow my mind

[@luellenatlittletexashomest3041]

This is great info. Thanks Luke.

[@greywolf9587]

Amazing video mate. Gunna pop to get some pledge bottles now! U r a Legend!

[@bigdave3357]

Great video Luke! Could you tell us how long the drying time is on the Pledge wash and should I leave it to cure before laying down anymore washes/paint?

[@Rich77UK]

Friggin brilliant! Great tips fella.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Come on now it's not rocket science people.I like when making my own over the pre made Nuln Oil or Agrax as you can go lighter or darker as you see fit. And it saves money to get even more figures. :) Another nice video Luke good on you mate.

[@Vorpal_Wit]

Great demo vid! thanks for postin'

[@sionmarcsimpson7487]

Great video and tips buddy. No glitz or bullshit just great usuable information. New subscriber and big fan ;)

[@maxpayload9661]

Dude gluing a big disc on the bottom of your washes!? why didn't I think of that? I've knocked over so many bottles of wash. Keep up the great content!

[@VikingFyre]

And this is applicable to any color you just need the ink to add. Good to know mate

[@ClayBoom]

very very thanks and Feliz Natal

[@colinbright9871]

Hi Luke, great video and gives food for thought. I still have some of the old Klear floor polish. My question is would it be able to be used instead of the pledge?

[@ryanbarry5320]

also, i think you can control the pitch and tone of the brown if you add a primary color.

[@rorygallagher9222]

Thanks for this. What are the quantities for larger amount like a litre? Also any idea on what colour ink to use for seraphim sepia?

[@russellguyver7746]

Great video - one of your best tips. What colour would you add to the medium/water mix to simulate 'Fleshshade' ?

[@the_foliot]

You probably figured this out but I’d mix pink ink and maybe brown? Or yellow maybe, in whatever ratio worked.

[@sadnessinside123]

Great work mate. Thank you

[@akbarrmd7714]

love the tips as always.but for the polish version can i use one for wood? since that's the only one i can find.thanks.

[@benmiles00]

Great video. Thanks.

[@tompratz4848]

awesome trick...I'm pretty new in the hobby and I'm KILLING the old Army Painter strong tone...perhaps, with the vast savings, I'll finally be able to CONQUER THE WORLD...or buy some more paints....

[@joselazo9799]

Any links on Amazon or something for that Pledge? I been searching but only find "finish" and "gloss" Unless those are the same?

[@ninho4]

Hi Lukes. Thanks for sharing. Any floor cleaner will do or it has to be specific floor polish

[@jazeroth322]

Great tips Luke

[@shanetaylor5506]

Luke, is the matte medium/water mixture the same basic stuff as the paint on varnish or is it different consistency? I use the paint on Dura Clear High Gloss varnish from Deco Art Americana. It is a polyurethane gloss varnish and it looks like it is the same consistency as what you are using if ink was added. Thanks for the videos I really enjoy them! By the way, I also can get the same varnish in a Matt finish. It is less than $10 in America for a rather large bottle.

[@kaighn8086]

just watched this video; like the results your getting, ive always used acrylic calligraphy ink and just watered it down till its close to what i wanted with varying degrees of success. i just checked ebay and stumbled across water colour pens, they are empty pens you can fill with whatever your using and they have brush tips, do you think they would be any good for this sort of thing so that you have washes prepared ready to go and the brushes never need washing out between colours?

[@4stringdj]

Nice one! What ink resembles Athonian Camoshade? Can I use the dipping method with these washes? (rather than brushing it on)

[@Johnnyboi1971]

The Pebeo raw umber seems really hard to come by now ,any other recommendations as the shades seem to vary between brands,

[@scathezombiestu3156]

Cheers Luke! Just made my first batch using the same materials. Really happy with the tone but on some areas of my model I can see there is some resistance as if there's some sort of barrier between the wash and the model. Before I faf around with tweaking, would this be because of too much or too little flow aid? Or too little or too much medium? CHEERS!

[@RedeyeX23]

interesting stuff just what i was looking for

[@jimpyre5038]

Thanks for this... Ounce per ounce Nuln oil is more expensive than crude oil!

[@robotgav4532]

Great vid and money saving idea

[@dontshoot1113]

Any tips to keep it separating or how to mix it better after it separates from sitting