Opaque Colors - Primaris Red

Opaque Colors - Primaris Red (Green Stuff World)

Primaris Red is a saturated red from the Opaque Colors modeling line by Green Stuff World. The name of the line denotes, with this maker, opaque shades, that is paints meant for covering a surface rather than for tinting. A saturated red is a color you see on a model at once, and that is exactly why it is handled with judgment: it looks best where it is meant to emphasize something, not where it is meant to cover everything.

Where the color is used

On figures it is cloaks, tunics, trim, unit and national insignia and banners; on fantasy busts war paint and heraldry. On vehicles and dioramas it is red parts of machines, warning elements, fire extinguishers and containers, markings and lettering panels. It also finds a use as the light over a darker red when you are building a transition from shadow to light on red fabric.

Use

• Stir the paint thoroughly before work, so that the shade stays the same throughout.
• Apply it in two or three thin coats rather than one heavy one.
• A saturated red looks best over a lighter or a dark red base; over a bare dark surface it looks subdued.
• Let each coat dry properly before you add another.
• Close the pot properly after work and wash the brushes at once, not the next day.

Who the color is for

It will be reached for by modelers of figures and busts, by a player painting an army with a red insignia and by modelers of vehicles who need a striking detail. Shades from one line mix with each other without trouble, so you can build a whole transition from dark to bright red out of them. The paint can be used on plastic, resin and metal models, provided the surface is clean and prepared with a primer.

Keep out of the reach of children. Work on a protected surface and in a well-ventilated room, and wash your hands afterward.