UA459 - Italian WWI Uniforms Tela Bigia da Fatica

The grayish cloth of the work uniform

In Italian bigia means grayish and da fatica means for work, that is for fatigues. The name therefore points at the cloth of work clothing, not at a walking-out uniform. It is a water-based acrylic paint from the Lifecolor figure range, intended for small areas and thin coats.

Two fabrics on one figure

Anyone painting a scene from a workshop, a gun crew or a rear area needs to tell work clothing from uniform cloth without a striped effect coming out of it. Period fabrics lie in a narrow band of brightness and saturation, so large jumps between areas read as alien on a figure. This shade holds just enough difference against the gray-green for the areas to be told apart while both stay in the same subdued world.

The approach on a small area

• An even base in two thin coats without filling the folds.
• The shadow from the same tone with an admixture of dark brown, not black.
• The highlight only on the edges of pockets, collar and cuffs.
• Deal with stains and soiling only once the base shading is finished.

Who it will serve

It suits figure painters who build diorama scenes with gun crews, craftsmen and rear-echelon figures, and everyone who wants more than one variant of cloth in a scene. It also serves as a lighter tone on canvas sheeting and simple textile accessories. In a larger scene it helps to layer the figures so that they can be told apart at a glance while the whole stays calm.

Keep out of the reach of children, work in a ventilated room and do not combine the paint with food.