Dipping ink 17 ml - Cool Blue Dip

Dipping ink 17 ml Cool Blue Dip (Green Stuff World)

A semi-transparent acrylic ink from the Dipping ink range. It is applied over a light base and in one step creates both color and shadow: the pigment runs down into the recesses and folds, while only a thin film stays on the raised areas. That turns what is normally slow shading into a single stroke of the brush. The package has a volume of 17 milliliters. The range is built for quick painting, so it makes most sense where several figures have to be managed at once.

Cool blue

A clean blue with no warm cast. Over a white base it gives a cool, bright tone, and in the recesses it darkens to a deep blue. It is used on uniforms, workshop finishes, canvas and on fantasy subjects, where a cool contrast against warm flesh works well.

Use

• Applied over a white or light base, as only then does the shade come through
• Load the brush fully and draw off the excess so that no pools form
• Let the ink run into the recesses by itself; do not push it there with the brush
• For a flat, even tone, lay the ink on in two lighter coats rather than one heavy one
• Once dry, the surfaces can be lightened with opaque paint and the details picked out
• Thinned with water the ink becomes a finer shading glaze

Safety note

Work in a well-ventilated room, especially if you spray the ink with an airbrush. Avoid contact with the eyes and the skin, keep it out of the reach of children and close the bottle carefully after use. Dried ink is hard to remove from textiles, so protect your clothing and your work surface.