[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/wet-blending":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":125,"date":126,"description":127,"extension":128,"heroImage":129,"intro":130,"lastUpdated":126,"marketEditions":131,"meta":132,"navigation":131,"noShopFooter":133,"path":134,"related":135,"seo":138,"shopSearch":139,"stem":140,"tags":139,"__hash__":141},"guides/guides/wet-blending.md","How to Wet Blend Miniatures",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":117},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,60,64,68,80,84,104,108],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Wet blending is how you get a smooth, seamless transition from one colour to another - the gradient on a cloak, a glowing power sword, or a sunset on a banner. It is a showcase technique that takes practice, but the principle is simple: blend the colours while they are still wet on the model.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-it-is","What it is",[10,19,20],{},"Instead of building a gradient from many thin layers, you place two colours next to each other on the model and work the wet edge between them back and forth until they merge into a smooth transition - all before the paint dries.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"how-to-do-it","How to do it",[26,27,28,36,42,48,54],"ol",{},[29,30,31,35],"li",{},[32,33,34],"strong",{},"Work fast and small."," Acrylics dry quickly, so blend one small area at a time.",[29,37,38,41],{},[32,39,40],{},"Use a wet palette"," to keep your paints workable, and thin them slightly.",[29,43,44,47],{},[32,45,46],{},"Place both colours"," on the model next to each other.",[29,49,50,53],{},[32,51,52],{},"Feather the join"," - brush gently back and forth along the wet boundary, picking up a little of each colour, until the line disappears.",[29,55,56,59],{},[32,57,58],{},"Extend your working time"," with a touch of medium or flow improver, or a drying retarder for larger blends.",[61,62],"accessory-products",{"ids":63},"army-painter-wet-palette,redgrass-painter-lite-wet-palette,redgrass-painter-v2-wet-palette,gsw-acrylic-wet-palette",[14,65,67],{"id":66},"where-to-use-it","Where to use it",[69,70,71,74,77],"ul",{},[29,72,73],{},"Cloaks, robes and large smooth panels.",[29,75,76],{},"Object-source lighting (glowing weapons, energy, fire).",[29,78,79],{},"Skin and faces on character models.",[14,81,83],{"id":82},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[69,85,86,92,98],{},[29,87,88,91],{},[32,89,90],{},"A wet palette is almost essential"," - it keeps the paint open long enough to blend.",[29,93,94,97],{},[32,95,96],{},"Small sections."," Don't try to blend a whole cloak at once; do it in patches.",[29,99,100,103],{},[32,101,102],{},"Practice on flat areas first"," before tackling curved armour.",[105,106],"paint-products",{"ids":107},"citadel-lahmian-medium,vallejo-retarder,reaper-flow-improver,ak-interactive-retarder",[109,110,114],"affiliate-shop",{"label":111,"search":112,"tid":113},"Wet palettes for blending","wet palette miniature painting","wet-blending",[10,115,116],{},"Wet blending is far easier with a wet palette keeping your paint workable.",{"title":118,"searchDepth":119,"depth":119,"links":120},"",2,[121,122,123,124],{"id":16,"depth":119,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":119,"text":24},{"id":66,"depth":119,"text":67},{"id":82,"depth":119,"text":83},"Techniques","2026-06-28","A guide to wet blending - the technique for smooth, seamless colour transitions on miniatures, where to use it, and how to make it work before the paint dries.","md","/images/guides/wet-blending.webp","Smooth, seamless colour transitions for showcase models",true,{},false,"/guides/wet-blending",[136,137],"washes-and-shades","edge-highlighting",{"title":5,"description":127},null,"guides/wet-blending","hBB7wWlYsDrSL_Xp3WtQ4IlRMsRCy7b5GteS4syac7U"]