Hello Group
I real quick question for the "not" paint mixing challenged out there. I want to use Polly-Scale British Azure-Blue (F (I wish it was SG)) for a kit I'm about to build. The problem is that as it stands the "blue" is a tad lighter then I really want it to be. What should I add to it to make it just a shade darker, but still keep the overall look of the "Azure Blue"
Thanks for any Help Forthcoming!!!!
DarKev
Darkening Azure Blue, some suggestions needed!
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Darkening Azure Blue, some suggestions needed!
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seam-filler
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Try a few drops of midnight blue or even black. Add drops one or two a time, stir and test. Make sure you use the same brand (or at least type) of paint.
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Digger1
Hey babaganoosh!
Thanks for the tip, but I've been there already way back when (major major MAJOR mistake
). I wish acrylics had the same color spread as enamels. There are enough colors that never made the jump to acrylics to make it a little frustrating for those like me who went to acrylics and never went back to enamels.
Oh back to the reason for the first post. I tried the mixing instructions and the result was not what I hoped. Oh the darkening worked but the match didn't. Its funny but late last night in a last gasp attempt I tried dumping a few drops of cobalt blue into the remains of a bottle of flat white and voila I got a better match then the azure blue. Now to go for the amount of paint I need for the Z-Gundam MG Rick Dias I'm doing and I should be all set. Its not exactly canon to the anime, but I love the colors of the box art. I'm trying to think of it as what I would want as a personal color if I was a "Mobile Suit Pilot"
DarKev
Thanks for the tip, but I've been there already way back when (major major MAJOR mistake
). I wish acrylics had the same color spread as enamels. There are enough colors that never made the jump to acrylics to make it a little frustrating for those like me who went to acrylics and never went back to enamels.Oh back to the reason for the first post. I tried the mixing instructions and the result was not what I hoped. Oh the darkening worked but the match didn't. Its funny but late last night in a last gasp attempt I tried dumping a few drops of cobalt blue into the remains of a bottle of flat white and voila I got a better match then the azure blue. Now to go for the amount of paint I need for the Z-Gundam MG Rick Dias I'm doing and I should be all set. Its not exactly canon to the anime, but I love the colors of the box art. I'm trying to think of it as what I would want as a personal color if I was a "Mobile Suit Pilot"
DarKev
babaganoosh wrote:By "type", he means enamels with enamels, acrylic with acrylic. Enamels and acrylics won't mix. Found that out the hard way when Acryl first hit the market.
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