Vallejo Diorama FX — Still Water (26.230) — 200ml

Vallejo Diorama FX — Still Water (26.230) is a water-based, self-levelling texture medium designed to create realistic still water effects on bases, dioramas, and terrain. Perfect for ponds, lakes, puddles, mud, wet surfaces, and any scene where you want a convincing water finish that looks natural.

What is Still Water

Diorama FX Still Water is a specialised acrylic texture that dries to a glossy, transparent finish with realistic surface tension — the visual language of actual water. Unlike gloss varnish, it can be built up in layers for depth, or thinned for shallow puddles. When mixed 50/50 with base colour, it creates coloured water effects for lakes, swamps, or magical waters.

Specifications

• Brand: Vallejo
• Range: Diorama FX — Water Texture
• Product: Still Water (26.230)
• Size: 200ml squeeze bottle
• Formula: Water-based acrylic, self-levelling, dries clear/glossy
• Bottle: Squeeze bottle with fine dispensing nozzle
• Made in: Spain
• EAN: 8429551262309

How to use

1. Prepare the base — use a rigid, waterproof surface (plastic base, resin, sealed cork)
2. Add a base colour — paint the base with a colour that will show through the transparent water (blue, brown, green for algae, black for dark depths)
3. Pour on Still Water — dispense directly onto the surface, let self-level. For depth, apply in multiple thin layers, letting each dry before adding the next
4. Add surface detail — apply Still Water directly onto the diorama for a more natural look; brighten highlights with white for foam or waves
5. Let dry — fully cures in 24-48 hours depending on layer thickness

Perfect for

• Miniature base builders — add water effects to swamp bases, pond bases, coastal terrain
• Diorama artists — create rivers, lakes, seaside scenes, harbour dioramas
• Warhammer players — flooded ruins, Nurgle plague-swamps, Aeldari water shrines
• Historical modellers — puddles on WWII battlefields, muddy trenches, river crossings
• D&D and RPG terrain builders — dungeon puddles, mystical fountains, underwater scenes
• Board game customisers — enhance stock terrain and figures with water features

Pair with

• Vallejo Model Color acrylic paints — for tinting the base under the water layer
• Gamers Grass tufts — reeds and grasses at the water's edge
• AK Interactive basing materials — rocks, mud, and terrain details around the water
• Green Stuff — sculpt ripples, waves, and shore transitions

Available in store at Arcane Forge, Rijnstraat 25-H, 1078 PV Amsterdam, or shipped across the Netherlands. Come try it out at our Painters' Table any Tuesday evening.