My Ogryn Flesh wash is finally expired. After 6 years of use I have to replace the bottle. I am considering replacing it with Coat D' Arms ink flesh wash.

Though I am very familiar with Coat D Arms paints (and I love them!) I am not familiar with inks. Are you? What can you tell me about inks and how to use them?

What I do know...
-They are a pigment which yields a more intense color.
-Something about water. Getting them wet after placing them can result in running.
-Longer dry time. Great for blending, not for speed painting.

Can you add anything to this?

Inks are what we used before washes were invented. They are closer in consistency to water, highly pigmented and dry to a glossy finish. They need to be diluted quite a lot whatever the use.

I have the inks from P3 and tend to use them for quite specific things.

Metals - normal washes dry to a matte finish so inks can be quite useful to add colour or definition to metals whilst retaining the shine.
Leather - I use brown and red inks to add a satin finish to leathers.
Blood - again the glossiness makes them useful for blood effects.

That's about it. If you want something to use as a wash on skin then get the appropriate wash from gw, vallejo or wait for army painter to make theirs available.

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