im currently painting some modern us desert soldiers. ive tried a couple of different time to “wash” the uniforms…any suggestions? the modern uniforms are so light in color and seems like any attempt to create shadow results in a complete mess. any suggestions on color or types of wash or anything? thanks 
By mess do you mean the wash is too stark or does it ruin the base colour underneath? I dunno - have you tried a lighter wash…either more diluted or using a dark ochre colour instead of brown (definitely not black).
yeah, ok reading it now i guess it was a little vague…sorry. any wash. black or brown. but specifically im experimenting with burnt umber oil wash. perhaps im missing the point…not sure. as far as a lighter wash…any recommendations? perhaps my ratio of thinner to paint is wrong…not sure there either. still trying to get everything down where it looks presentable. anyways…thanx for the help
I used a darker tan mixed with a light tan to get my wash looking fair.
thanks top…i’ll give that a try.