Acrysion - krémově žlutá

A yellow muted into cream

A cream tone is yellow stripped of its loudness. The added whiteness makes it a color that does not read as a signal but as a material: fabric, paper, ivory, yellowed plaster. On a model it suits the places where a pure yellow would look toy-like, that is above all inside cockpits, on fabric coverings and on old painted surfaces.

A light color and its pitfalls

Light tones give away every unevenness beneath them. It therefore pays to clean the grease of fingers off the surface first and to sand down the marks left by the mold. Coverage is gradual when it is thinned for an airbrush, so count rather on three thin applications than on one generous one.

Mixing and thinning

Cream also behaves well as a part of your own mixes: in a small proportion it softens saturated yellows and oranges, in a larger one it turns them into a pastel shade. It is thinned with water, and the same water flushes the tools out right after the work while the coat is still wet.

Finding your way around the line

At the top of the packaging a frame holds the number that identifies the shade uniquely within the line. The name of the paint is below it, completed on the left by the gloss level and on the right by the typical use. Military tones additionally carry the country of origin and the period, which helps when looking for the right variant.

Small parts and detail

A cream tone is often applied to small areas such as instrument panels, frames or plates. There it pays to thin the paint less and to work bit by bit, because a light coat on a tiny part easily creeps into the engraved lines and wipes them out. Excess can be carefully lifted off once dry with the edge of a damp toothpick.