Updated Marine Juice: Universal Wash with Current Materials [How I Paint Things]

Hopefully this time I'll drop a video on mixing up your own Marine Juice and I won't find out in the next three days that one of the ingredients is being changed or discontinued!

When you've a need for deep, but relatively subtle shading that won't stain the colours on a miniature too much, it's Marine Juice to the rescue. An (almost) universal wash mixture that'll work brilliantly over almost anything but pure black, it serves as 'the juice' to a whole mess of my speed painting methods and I'm sure you'll find a use for it, too.

00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Marine Juice: The Recipe
02:45 - Example 1: Straight Over White
04:22 - Example 2: Speed Painting a Marine
06:28 - Example 3: 'Universal' Shade on Napoleonics
08:54 - Example 4: Pre-Shade with Contrast
10:58 - Finished Examples, Final Thoughts

Thanks to Producer Patrons Alan, Kyrie, Andrew, Jimmy, Rod, Phil, Robison, Woodcock, David Kinney, and Matt Dischner - as well as all the other Patrons that made this video possible, and Exit23 Games for recording equipment that helps keep the channel ticking over! Find out more at the following links:

THE RECIPE:
1x 18ml bottle of Reikland Fleshshade (Citadel)
1x 18ml bottle of Dark Tone (Army Painter)
1x 24ml bottle of Lahmian Medium (Citadel)

...shake it all about!

[ARed-TailedHawk]

This is magic. Going to try it on some Stormcast. “Sledge Sauce” is good but I think I like “Sonic Tonic” better. 😂

[tabletopminions]

I'm *pretty* sure the Dark Tone wash that's being sold today - with the Warpaints Fanatic labeling - is actually the same as the old Dark Tone. I've heard repeatedly that the washes were the only thing they DIDN'T reformulate with the new Fanatic line. However, they did add some new wash colors, like Magenta wash for example. You're doing great work!

[darkjak]

You just demonstrated to me how I can actually paint my inconceivable pile of grey shame Genestealer Cults. Holy moly. My world just cracked open, I'm no longer afraid of the pile. Looks incredible, thanks for sharing!

[PlasmaGus]

Stumbled on this video from Reddit and while it is called "Marine Juice" I'm going to mix up a batch and call it "Deathwing Juice" because this looks like it would be fantastic as a wash for all my Deathwing models I'm about to paint up. Thanks for this!

[TheAukel]

Sonic’s “Nothing spectacular” paint job is my, holy mother of God that’s brilliant, paint job.

Will be Sonic Tonic-ing several examples in pre-shade and post wash to see what works best for me, but I am a devotee of the universal wash.

Thanks.

[cnoack]

Thank you so much for the easy recipe! I've been trying this underpainting with Nuln Oil for a few sets of miniatures but wasn't completely sold on it until I saw your custom shade, can't wait to try this out on a Blood Bowl Team and Kill Team soon 😊

[dekyras]

Great new formulation - and Sonic Tonic is genius 😂

[trainboy]

This stuff is just beautiful, having to whizz through a guard army with this juice is magic, save a lot of fuss.

[colinplatt]

Really excellent video! For years I've been painting my Austrian Napoleonic or other white uniforms with a sepia wash over a white base coat. But the clear advantage in flow of adding medium is amazing! Super thankful for this idea!

[victortesla]

I get the same effect when mixing 1 to 1 any of the army painter washes with speed paint medium. For reasons sonic shows, less likely to screw up large, flat surfaces. It's pretty rare that I use wash straight from the bottle any more. Good vid.

[mattsmith]

Today I mixed up a batch exactly as described in this video, and it's amazing - exactly as described. I'll be doing a World Eaters army with this wash now! Thanks for all the effort that's gone into researching this - I'm sure it wasn't straightforward!

[gilead]

I'm surprised one of the hobby paint brands hasn't mixed up a version themselves and sold it as one of their standard washes by now.

[yarrick]

Evil Sonic Sledgehammer be like: Hello and welcome to a very normal episode of how I paint things

[KristovMars]

Excellent video! I really appreciate the step by step breakdown with your words and your pictures - very easy to follow and understand what's happening and why.

[CullodenPaintingStudio]

Nice one. I bought up a bunch of the old Army Painter Dark Tone, Flesh Wash and Mixing Medium when I realised that they were getting replaced for my take on the old juice. Don't want to fail to match the previous results when it counts!

[brittanislarp]

Am I now going through your back catalog? Yes. Yes I am. I would love to see your take on a Carcharodon! 🎉

[timothyyoung]

I mixed up a batch earlier today and gave it a test on a monster mini I was painting up. Worked like a charm. The overall shading was the chef's kiss 👌

[chrisfowler]

Came here after ordering two (more) boxes of Wargames Atlantic Deathfields stuff and I've just spotted that you did the studio paint job for the new Sneakfeet! I ordered those after seeing the great work on their store photos... Very nice work and hoping for a 'box art' tutorial!!

[jamesfirth-haydon]

Oh my god. This will be huge. I can feel it. It will make us all look like pro painters. The finish on your three figures looks incredible dude. Love it.

[voidhawk]

Just tried it on a Krieg killteam I'm painting up, and holy moly am I in love!