Vallejo Game Color Ink Skin Wash (18ml, ref. 72.093) is a transparent acrylic ink designed to enhance and shade skin tones on your miniatures. With the new 2024 Game Color formula, this ink delivers smoother flow, deeper color saturation, and a subtle satin finish that brings your figures to life.

Specially formulated to shade, blend, and unify flesh areas, it allows hobbyists to achieve natural transitions and soft glazes in just one layer. Many miniature painters rely on Skin Wash to add warmth and realism to faces, muscles, and exposed skin — from human heroes to elves and other fantasy species.

Main features:

• Transparent acrylic ink with high pigment concentration
• New 2024 formulation for smoother application and blending
• Soft satin finish for natural skin highlights
• Fully mixable with other Game Color Inks
• Water-based, low odor, and easy to clean

Technical details:

• Content: 18ml
• Type: water-based acrylic ink
• Finish: transparent satin
• Drying time: approx. 10–15 minutes
• Packaging: recyclable PET dropper bottle

Applications:

• Shading and toning human and elven skin
• Enhancing facial details and musculature
• Creating smooth glazes and color transitions
• Combines beautifully with Game Color “Elf Skin Tone” or “Pale Flesh”

This ink is popular among both beginners and advanced painters for its ease of use and consistent results. Apply it directly with a brush or thin it for airbrush work to achieve subtle tone variations. Renowned miniature artists such as Ángel Giráldez recommend Game Color Inks for achieving realistic and expressive finishes.

Sustainability: water-based formula in a recyclable PET bottle. Solvent-free, environmentally friendly, and safe for indoor hobby spaces.

Bring your miniatures to life with warm, natural tones — a few thin layers of Game Color Ink Skin Wash will transform your figures with lifelike depth and expression.