Dipping ink 60 ml - Blue Glacier Dip

Blue Glacier Dip shade ink, 60 ml

A dipping ink is a semi-transparent paint meant for speeding painting up. It is brushed onto a finished light base coat and as it dries it runs into the recesses by itself, so the shadows appear in a single step, without shading tone by tone. Green Stuff World supplies it in a 60 ml pot, a supply that will take a whole army of figures. The Blue Glacier Dip shade is a cool blue tone suited to ice and winter subjects, to white and light base coats, and anywhere the shadow is meant to stay cold.

Use

• Paint the base coat matte white or a light shade; on a dark base the effect disappears.
• Lay the ink on with a brush in a single coat and let it run, do not drag it back and forth.
• Take the excess off the raised areas with a clean dry brush while the material is still wet.
• Let it dry thoroughly before you add the highlights, because wet ink smears.
• Stir the pot before use and close it carefully afterwards; a dried rim makes the lid stick.

Who it is for

It suits figure painters and tabletop gamers who need to get a larger number of figures into decent shape quickly. Advanced painters can use it as a base to build on with classic brushwork. It pays to try the method on a single figure first, because the result depends heavily on how light the base coat is.

Keep it tightly closed and out of the reach of children. Ventilate the room while working and protect your clothes, the ink stains.