IONIC-1100 WWII Panzer Crew Black Uniform

What the set is intended for

This themed paint set from the IONIC range aims at a single subject: the black uniform of the crews of German tank units in the Second World War. Black is one of the most treacherous colors a figure painter will meet. An area painted in pure black swallows the light and the figure loses its shape on it, so neither the cut nor the folds of the cloth of the uniform stay visible.

How to work with the paints

Build black up on a figure as a transition, not as one flat color. Lay the base tone over the whole garment, let the darker one settle in the folds and lay the lightest only on the edges where the light would fall. Stir the contents of the pot thoroughly before you pick paint up; settled pigment is normal with modeling paints. Lay it down in thin coats and let each one dry, because one heavy coat floods the fine relief of the garment. The thinner meant for this range and the thinning ratio are given by the manufacturer on the packaging and those instructions take precedence; a thinner from another range can curdle the paint. Clean the brushes right after work, as dried paint is far harder to get out of the bristles.

Who it is for

For modelers who build German armored vehicles and want to paint a crew to go with them, and for figure painters who do not want to put a palette together shade by shade. It comes into its own outside the subject named as well, anywhere you need a worked-out black for cloth, equipment or footwear.

What belongs to the set

The exact number of shades, their names and the volume of the pots are given by the manufacturer on the packaging of the set. Figures, the model and painting tools are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.