Intensity Ink WALNUT BROWN

Intensity Ink WALNUT BROWN from Green Stuff World

Intensity Ink WALNUT BROWN is an acrylic ink of Spanish production from Green Stuff World, that is a paint on an acrylic base. The name refers to walnut wood, that is to the warm brown we know from furniture and gun stocks. 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 warm brown is one of the most used tones in modeling, because it suits wood, leather and the ground on a diorama alike.

Use

• Toning wooden parts, gun stocks and crates on dioramas
• A color accent on the leather, straps and pouches of figures
• A warm shadow where a cold tone would look out of place
• Drawing out the texture of wood after the base tone has been applied

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 suits modelers of dioramas and machinery, where there is always plenty of wood and leather, and collectors of figures and busts. It will also serve well those who build their own shades of wood and need to grade them in layers.

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