ATOM COLOR Umber Brown

ATOM COLOR Umber Brown - an acrylic modeling paint, 20 ml (AMMO)

This is a modeling paint, not a kit. ATOM COLOR is the newer acrylic range from AMMO. The paints are water-thinnable, odorless and supplied in a clear 20 ml bottle with a cap that opens and closes with one hand. The formula is tuned for brush and airbrush alike: it flows out well by itself, dries quickly and is unusually durable once dry, taking acrylic and enamel effects, decals and masking tape over it. For spraying, the manufacturer recommends thinning with roughly 30 percent thinner from the ATOM range.

Umber is one of the oldest artists' pigments, a dark, earthy, slightly greenish brown. In modeling practice it is used not primarily as a covering coat but as a shadow: it is among the most used shading shades of all. Where another paint decides what color an object is, umber decides where it has depth.

Use

• Shading wood: decks, crates, barrels, gun stocks, wooden wheels and uprights
• Shading leather and earth: it follows on naturally from the shade ATOM COLOR Leather, into which it is set as a shadow
• Washes and glazes: thinned, it runs into hollows, gaps and engraved lines and brings out the detail
• Dark undertones beneath lighter brown and sandy shades, transitions and the muting of surfaces that are too clean
• Weathering and dirtying: settled dirt, dried mud, traces of damp and age

Who it is for

For modelers who want to move a model from painted to three-dimensional, whether you build equipment, figures, dioramas or ships with wooden decks. A water-thinnable acrylic will also suit those who do not want to work with solvents at home. Do not buy umber as a full covering coat for a whole model, though; here it is at home as a shadow, not as a base color.

A water-thinnable acrylic paint, odorless. Work in a ventilated room and use a respirator and eye protection when spraying. Keep out of the reach of children. Shake the bottle thoroughly before use, close it immediately after work and clean brushes and the airbrush before the paint dries.