DARK BLUE

OILBRUSHER Dark Blue - an Oil Paint with a Brush in the Cap (AMMO of Mig Jimenez)

OILBRUSHER from AMMO of Mig Jimenez is an oil paint pre-thinned to a consistency suitable for direct application. The bottle holds 10 ml and its cap carries a fine brush, so the paint is applied straight onto the model, with no palette and no mixing. The Dark Blue shade is a dark blue that in modeling serves above all as a shading and cooling tone. It is neither an acrylic nor an enamel: it is an oil paint on a solvent base that is thinned and blended with odorless thinner or mineral spirits, never with water. The product is a modeling paint, not a kit.

Use

• Shading and deepening: a dark blue puts depth into shadows and folds without killing them into a flat black.
• Cool undertones: a key color on gray and blue vehicles; it shifts the tone into a cool register without losing legibility.
• Naval models: ideal for shading hulls, decks and superstructures in gray camouflage and for suggesting damp at the waterline.
• Dotting (a dot filter): small dots blended with thinner break up the monotony of large areas and give them depth.
• Mixing: it darkens and cools other oil shades better and more naturally than pure black.

Who it is for

For modelers of ships, of aircraft in gray schemes, of modern vehicles and of sci-fi who work with tone modulation and want realistic rather than artificial-looking shadows. Apply it to a cured, varnished surface; only then can the excess paint be blended or wiped away cleanly with no risk to the coat beneath. Slow drying leaves you plenty of time to blend the paint, soften it and fine-tune the transitions.

Safety: it contains solvents and is a flammable product. Work in a well-ventilated area, do not inhale the vapors and protect your skin (gloves) and airways. Keep out of the reach of children and away from sources of ignition. Follow the details on the packaging.