LIGHT GREY SHADOW – QUICK GEN COLOR

Light Grey Shadow - Quick Gen Color

Light Grey Shadow is a light gray shade of the Quick Gen Color acrylic range from AK Interactive. It is a water-thinnable acrylic for figures and gaming models. A neutral light gray is one of the hardest-working shades in a palette: it is used as a base under white and light colors, as the shadow value of white fabrics and as a mixing color which lightens other shades without shifting them warm or cool.

Dry coats and a dry brush

Light gray is much used with the drybrushing technique, which has timing rules of its own. The surface underneath must be perfectly dry, because drybrushing works by pressure and fresh paint under it rubs off. The paint on the brush, on the other hand, must be partly dried and not wet, or instead of picking out the edges it makes a smear. Between the two there is a fairly narrow window, and it is found by wiping on paper until the brush leaves only a faint trace. It works similarly with applying light coats over a dark base. Light gray usually has lower covering power than a rich color, so it is built up gradually and each coat needs its time, otherwise the previous one lifts and the shade gets dirty.

Use

• It is thinned with water or with acrylic thinner of the same chemistry.
• For drybrushing you need a completely dry surface and only partly dried paint on the brush.
• Apply light shades in several thin coats with pauses.
• It is mixed into other shades for neutral lightening.

Who the paint is for

For players and modelers of figures who work with shading and lightening, and for anyone who needs a neutral light gray in their palette.

Store the paint away from frost, as freezing damages an acrylic emulsion irreversibly. Work in a ventilated space.