Opaque Colors - Blazing Yellow

Opaque Colors - Blazing Yellow (Green Stuff World)

Blazing Yellow is a saturated yellow 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. In modeling, yellow is a color with rules of its own: it is the lightest saturated tone in a palette and behaves quite differently from the others, because the base beneath it has more influence on the result than with any other color.

Where the color is used

On vehicles and dioramas it is warning stripes, markings, construction and handling machines, taxi elements and lettering panels. On figures and busts it is trim, tunics, insignia and war paint. On dioramas it is flowers, grain and dry grass as a complement. And because it is the lightest of the saturated tones, it is also used as the light in a transition over an orange or red surface, for instance when painting fire.

Use

• Stir the paint thoroughly before work, so that the shade stays the same throughout.
• Yellow shades generally come out best over a light base; over a dark one they look dirty.
• Apply it in several thin coats, never in one heavy one.
• 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 suits a modeler of vehicles who needs warning elements and markings, and a modeler of figures and busts alike. Shades from one line mix with each other without trouble, so you can make a transition from yellow to orange 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.