Dark Blue

Dark Blue — a paint for drybrushing from AMMO of Mig Jimenez

The product carries the name of the shade Dark Blue. It is a paint from the assortment set aside for the drybrushing technique. It is not a kit and not an accessory but a finishing coloring medium.

Drybrushing and the texture of a surface

Drybrushing gives the most striking result where the surface has a roughness of its own. Cast fabric, a tarpaulin, a seat, a knitted sweater, fur, wooden planks, the cast surface of a casting or the rough wall of a diorama — everywhere there, dozens of small peaks rise from the surface, on which the residual paint from the brush catches. The depths between them stay dark, and a texture that a uniform spray coat would swallow completely suddenly stands out and is legible even from an ordinary distance.

How to work with texture

• Pick up even less paint than on edges; a texture has many contact points and clogs easily.
• Draw the brush in the direction in which the texture runs, on fabric following the folds.
• Never repeat a stroke on the same place twice in a row, as a blotch will form.
• Check the effect in the same lighting in which the model will be displayed.

When to set about it

Drybrushing belongs only on a matured and well-dried coat of paint. On fresh paint the brush will smear the base and, in the worse case, wipe it off down to the plastic. With rough surfaces this applies doubly, because you press into them more than on a smooth edge.

Who it is for

For figure modelers, diorama builders and anyone who wants to get more out of textured surfaces than flat color.

Keep the paint tightly closed and out of the reach of children, and ventilate while working. You will find the instructions for thinning and processing on the manufacturer's packaging.