IONIC DRYBRUSH Pale Flesh

What it is

One shade from the IONIC DRYBRUSH range, that is from the paints intended for work with a dry brush. The designation Pale Flesh names a pale flesh tone, light and only slightly yellowed, with no pink cast. It is not a base covering coat but a paint for picking out a surface, laid down on a finished base.

What it is suited to

It comes into its own most on figures. After the base coat you use it to draw out the forehead, the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, the chin and the finger joints, so that the face and the hands gain the depth the base coat alone will not give. Away from figures, a light flesh tone suits anywhere a surface is meant to look bleached by the sun: canvas, straps, ropes, wooden boards or light stone statues and reliefs.

How to work with a dry brush

Dry-brushing is a technique, not a property of the paint. Pick up only a little paint on the brush and wipe it off on a paper towel until the brush no longer leaves a continuous mark. Only then pass the almost dry brush over the surface, so that the paint catches on the edges and the raised places. Work in two or three goes; a light coat can be strengthened at any time, while surplus is far harder to get rid of. Do not thin the paint for this technique; thinned, it runs into the recesses and the effect disappears. Wash the brush out immediately after work, as dried paint at the ferrule will ruin the bristles.

Who it is for

For builders of figures, dioramas and wargaming models who want to pick raised relief out quickly. This is a single shade, not a set. The thinner meant for this range and the thinning ratio are given by the manufacturer on the packaging. A brush, thinner and further paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.