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You have 3 options for water-based washes - paint, pastel chalk, and watercolors . I've been farting around using different washes for the last couple years and after reading about using artist quality watercolor paints on this site, this is by far the easiest technique. It doesn't matter what pain...

Has anyone used Tamiya's Fine Surface Primer (bottle) and does it compare to Mr. Surfacer ???

I picked up some of this Tamiya stuff at my LHS and have been using it to fill seams and was wondering if anyone has used both and could give me a comparison.

Came across this Hase VF-0S buildup on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU4W0ncGWxw The guy uses an enamel wash for panel lines then uses a product called Soft99 (9800/red) to magically erase the wash that got outside of the panel lines. I found an english site for this product: http://www.so...

That is a perfect explanation, thanks Zombe.

What brand of pastel chalk do you use and is there an online source for it? I went to a couple art supply stores and all they carry are the oil-based pastels and I'm pretty sure these won't work for this technique.

What kind of consisitency should this wash be? Should it be like 'dirty-water' or should it be thicker like paint?

Thanks