Intensity Ink OPULENTUS BLACK

Intensity Ink OPULENTUS BLACK from Green Stuff World

Intensity Ink OPULENTUS BLACK is an acrylic ink of Spanish production from Green Stuff World, that is a paint on an acrylic base. The Latin opulentus means rich and in the name suggests a black that is to look deep rather than flat. Inks form a group of their own in modeling painting: a modeler reaches for them when they want to give an already mixed surface saturation, depth or a color accent, not when they need to settle the base tone of a whole part. A black tone is used with care: over a whole surface it takes detail away, in recesses it draws the model out instead.

Use

• Darkening and deepening already painted dark surfaces
• A color accent on the leather parts, straps and equipment of figures
• Bringing out the transition between the lit and the shaded part of a model
• Finishing small details that are to recede into the background

What to keep in mind before applying

Shake the bottle properly before work, so that the colorant is evenly mixed in. How the shade finally comes out is affected by the tone beneath it too, so try the ink first on a spare piece of plastic or on a test area and only then go to a visible place. Work in thin layers rather than otherwise and leave yourself room to strengthen the shade gradually; taking an applied tone back off is always harder than strengthening it a little more. Closer technical parameters and the recommended thinning are given by the manufacturer on the packaging, so go by its figures.

Who it is for

It will be reached for by modelers of figures and busts who build contrast in layers, and by collectors of wargaming armies, where a dark accent is to unify a whole unit. It also finds use on machinery, where a shadow is to be less hard than after a pure black paint.

Keep the paint out of the reach of children, work in a well-ventilated room and close the bottle carefully after every use.