[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/wet-blending":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":117,"date":118,"description":119,"extension":120,"heroImage":121,"intro":122,"lastUpdated":118,"meta":123,"navigation":124,"path":125,"related":126,"seo":129,"shopSearch":130,"stem":131,"tags":130,"__hash__":132},"guides/guides/wet-blending.md","How to Wet Blend Miniatures",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":109},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,60,64,76,80,100],[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.",[14,61,63],{"id":62},"where-to-use-it","Where to use it",[65,66,67,70,73],"ul",{},[29,68,69],{},"Cloaks, robes and large smooth panels.",[29,71,72],{},"Object-source lighting (glowing weapons, energy, fire).",[29,74,75],{},"Skin and faces on character models.",[14,77,79],{"id":78},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[65,81,82,88,94],{},[29,83,84,87],{},[32,85,86],{},"A wet palette is almost essential"," - it keeps the paint open long enough to blend.",[29,89,90,93],{},[32,91,92],{},"Small sections."," Don't try to blend a whole cloak at once; do it in patches.",[29,95,96,99],{},[32,97,98],{},"Practice on flat areas first"," before tackling curved armour.",[101,102,106],"affiliate-shop",{"label":103,"search":104,"tid":105},"Wet palettes for blending","wet palette miniature painting","wet-blending",[10,107,108],{},"Wet blending is far easier with a wet palette keeping your paint workable.",{"title":110,"searchDepth":111,"depth":111,"links":112},"",2,[113,114,115,116],{"id":16,"depth":111,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":111,"text":24},{"id":62,"depth":111,"text":63},{"id":78,"depth":111,"text":79},"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,"/guides/wet-blending",[127,128],"washes-and-shades","edge-highlighting",{"title":5,"description":119},null,"guides/wet-blending","rUrrwqNdpbs6CqNOF3rjejp45UXJK9xdKce_4OYOg7k"]