Do you all clear coat your Age of Sigmar miniatures after painting them to protect the paint finish from rubbing off due to handling?
Do you all clear coat your Age of Sigmar miniatures after painting them to protect the paint finish from rubbing off due to handling?
A matte varnish is usually a good idea. I personally haven't done a varnish coat on my minis, I find that if it's undercoated, the paint usually sticks quite well to the plastic and it's only chipping from models being dropped etc. that causes any issues. That said, I don't play as often as I'd like, so my minis don't get handled all that often.
If you're playing lots, I'd recommend a matte varnish. I think Tamiya do a good one. You could use a gloss varnish, but that will leave your models all shiny, which most people don't want that sort of finish.
My favorite finish would be to use a matt varnish before you finish the metal on the minis, so that the top metallic colors come out super bright.
But in any case, I would definitely have a finish over them.
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Absolutely recommend you varnish your minis!
I think the overwhelming norm is to use a mat varnish. But I think for my Stormcast Eternals I will try out gloss.
I "paint" my varnish with a brush to prevent a buildup of yuck (by spraying) when it pools.