Modeling Information
Pigments are colored particles that add color to other materials by absorbing or scattering light.
They are often powdery and are mixed with a liquid to add color to materials like paints, inks, plastics, and rubber. Pigments are chemically unreactive and nearly or completely insoluble in water or other mediums. They require a binder to dissolve into liquids.
In railroad modeling pigments are used primarily in the zip texturing scenery technique: 1) the powder added to plaster in various ratio's and then wetted for casting, or 2) sifted dry onto surfaces to imitate dirt or other soil scenery techniques.
The WWSL
The WWSL uses the following pigments for rock casting and ground cover applications:
- Chrome yellow Medium
- Raw Umber (muddy gray brown)
- Burnt Umber (deep chocolate brown)
- Raw Sienna (yellowish mud)
- Burnt Sienna (rust-red)
- Chrome Green Medium
Dry Pigment formulas. Here are the formulas I use in scenery activities.
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light gray
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reddish rock |
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taprock gray
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bluish grass |
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very light gray
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merlon blue grass |
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dull tannish gray
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grayish grass |
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light hemp
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yellowish grass |
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priairie warm gray
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Reference
Scenery
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