Reddit reviews Ranger TDC31888 Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint 4 oz Jar, Clear Rock Candy

I painted the base with a variety of shades of blue and then put a very thick layer of distressed crackle paint clear rock candy on it. Once dry I did a heavy dry brush of white over it. The crack pattern seems to depend on how heavy the crackle paint is applied and it there was anything on the base before the paint was applied.

https://www.amazon.com/Holtz-Distress-Crackle-Paint-Clear/dp/B005FY5HCW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500396638&sr=8-2&keywords=distressed+paint

So I've been trying to get more into basing and wanted some ice effect for my wolves. I've seen a lot of tutorials on getting white Ice but I came up with something I felt more realistic looking.

No texture, I just painted russ grey down then watered down ceramite white and covered the base. Then I just plopped a ton of Clear crackle paint and let it dry. The thicker you lay it on the bigger the cracks.

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What I do is pour it so its ~1/8" thick into a flat bottomed tupperware container and let it dry for 2-3 days. After that it is nice and hard and can be broken into little pieces (kinda like the crystal blue on breaking bad lol)

I can offer a little feedback, not a lot though, sorry. I've only ever used two types of crackle:

Agrellan Earth works well. It creates a rather fine web of cracks as it dries. A little wash, a little drybrushing, and its done. I used it on the base on the right in this picture.

I have also used Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Clear Rock Candy. This stuff is less like paint and more like a thin gel. I like it though - it gives it more versatility. Layer it on thin and you get fine cracks. Gob it on thickly and you get deeper, more dramatic cracks - larger than I've manage to get with Agrellan Earth. I got clear so I could do nifty ice effects like on this miniature..

You could probably mix it with paint, or even let it dry real good and paint over. I washed and drybrushed it for the ice, so I know paint will stick pretty well if you wanted to paint it desert colors.

I bought this same product last week.

Ranger Tim Holtz 4 oz Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint

Just going to leave this here;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FY5HCW

Oh, I know that basing! Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint! I have a jar of it, but I haven't used any of it yet. It turned out perfect! I am also guessing we watched the same youtube video :P