11.9.1 Dry Pigments

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, the powder added to plaster in various ratio's and then wetted for casting, or 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

light gray

taprock gray

very light gray

dull tannish gray

light hemp

priairie warm gray

reddish rock

bluish grass

merlon blue grass

merlon peridot grass

grayish grass

yellowish grass


Reference

Scenery

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