DRYBRUSH Bright Green

AMMO DRYBRUSH Bright Green - an acrylic paint for the dry brush

It is not a wash or a pigment but an opaque water-based acrylic paint with a thick, rather pasty consistency. That is deliberate: in drybrushing most of the paint is wiped off into a paper towel and only a very thin layer should stay on the brush, which then catches on the raised edges. A thin paint in such a regime would only run into the recesses and the effect would disappear. It is thinned and the tools are cleaned with water.

How to work with it

• Use an older brush with stiff, shortened hair; the one that is already useless for fine work is exactly right for drybrushing.
• Pick up a little paint and wipe the vast majority of it off on a paper towel, until the brush leaves only a faint matte mark.
• Draw the brush lightly across the edges, rivets and cast texture; do not press, and work in several passes.
• Do not thin the paint, as the consistency is part of the function; if it dries on the brush, rinse it in water at once.
• Let the shade act only where the surface would naturally catch the light, otherwise the model will turn gray into a dusty impression.

Where the bright green shade comes into its own

Most often as a light accent on the green camouflage of military vehicles: the edges of fenders, tool boxes, hatch handles. It is also used on green items of equipment on figures or in a diorama to suggest moss and growth on long-parked vehicles. Because it is an opaque paint, the same brush can also suggest chipped paint over a darker surface.

Who it is for

For modelers who want their drybrush shades ready made and do not want to mix them each time from ordinary paints. Builders of vehicles, dioramas and figures will appreciate it.

Close the container carefully after use, otherwise the paint will thicken. Keep out of the reach of children and do not let it dry in the brush.