Intensity Ink SANGUINEM RED

Intensity Ink SANGUINEM RED from Green Stuff World

Intensity Ink SANGUINEM RED is an acrylic ink of Spanish production from Green Stuff World, that is a paint on an acrylic base. The Latin sanguinem refers to blood and the name thus hints at where the shade is aimed: at a saturated, dark red. 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. Red catches the eye at once, so it pays to work with it deliberately.

Use

• A color accent on drapery, a cloak or the fabric parts of a figure
• Deepening an already applied red, so that a shadow looks more saturated
• Toning small details, where an ordinary paint would look too hard
• A base for following work with highlights on figures and busts

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 appreciated mainly by modelers of figures, busts and wargaming armies who work with color transitions and want fine control over the saturation of a red. It is usable on machinery and dioramas too, everywhere a red tone is to be deeper and less flat.

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