UA416 - Regio Esercito Verde Telo Mimetico

Regio Esercito Verde Telo Mimetico from Lifecolor

The green element of the Italian camouflage sheeting, that is of the telo mimetico pattern, which appears on shelter quarters, capes and the camouflage clothing of the Italian army. It is a water-based acrylic paint from the uniform line of the Italian maker Lifecolor, put together so that the shades of one fabric go with each other without mixing.

Where the shade sits

Telo mimetico is a pattern made up of several earthy tones that run into one another and have no sharp edges. The green in it works as the calm area into which the khaki and brown blotches are only then laid. On a small area of fabric it therefore pays to start with it and to let it come forward where a figure or a tarpaulin is meant to look brightened.

Working on folds: lay the green down in a thin continuous coat, let it dry well and only then deal with the modeling. Darken the depths of the folds with a glaze transition and leave the ridges in the clean tone instead; the eye perceives them as the place the light falls on.

Application tips

• Stir the paint thoroughly before work, as the pigment settles at the bottom of the bottle.
• On figures work with a soft round brush and rather in several thin coats than in one heavy one.
• Break up the transitions between the blotches of the pattern with an almost dry brush, so that they look like printed fabric and not like a drawing.
• Wipe the remaining paint off the rim of the bottle; the cap seals better and the shade keeps unchanged.

Who the paint is for

For modelers who build Italian vehicles and figures of the Second World War, for collectors of Mediterranean dioramas and for everyone who wants the shades of one fabric matched in advance.

Keep out of the reach of children, ventilate while working and close the bottle carefully after use.