Modeling Information
In the art world there are three types of dry pastel: soft, hard and pencil. Pan Pastel is considered a ultra soft pastel chalk, chalk is consider a hard dry pastel, and pencil is pastel with a waxy binder to hold the pigment together
PanPastel is a brand name for a dry adhesive binder and pigment. It comes in a cake-like form and can be applied like paint using a variety of brush type applicators. In railroad modeling Pan Pastels are generally used as the weathering layer on roadbed, locomotives, rolling stock and structures.
Art Color & Paint Terms Definitions: Hue, Tint, Shade, Tone
The words hue, tint, tone, and shade to describe color. Each of these terms describe individual color mixing processes and they are all vital in understanding the differences between colors.
PanPastel Color Range includes pure colors, tints, shades and extra darks.
The color range specifics are coded within the item number as follows:
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Art Definition |
Panpastel color range and codes |
| A Hue is a pure color that is found on the color wheel and has had
nothing added to it to change its properties. |
PanPastel used the term Pure colors (xxx.5) |
| A Tint is a paint color mixed with white to make it lighter |
Tints (xxx.7 and xxx.8) |
| A Tone is a paint color mixed with grey is added to a color. |
Pan Pastel does not use Tone but perhaps adding Neutral Grey 820.5 |
| A Shade is a paint color mixed with black to make it darker |
Shades (xxx.3) are pure colors plus black |
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Extra Darks (xxx.1 and xxx.2) are pure colors plus more black |
The WWSL.
The WWSL uses the following Pan Pastels for weathering:
| 100.5 Titanium White |
800.5 Black |
| 380.1 Red Iron Oxide Extra Dark |
820.1 Neutral Grey Extra Dark |
| 380.3 Red Iron Oxide Shade |
820.3 Neutral Grey Shade |
| 740.3 Burnt Sienna Shade |
820.5 Neutral Grey |
| 740.5 Burnt Sienna |
820.7 Neutral Grey Tint |
| 740.8 Burnt Sienna Tint |
840.1 Payne’s Grey Extra Dark |
| 780.3 Raw Umber Shade |
840.5 Payne’s Grey |
| 780.5 Raw Umber |
840.7 Payne’s Grey Tint |
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780.8 Raw Umber Tint |
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I started with a PanPastel Artists’ Painting Pastels Set - Drawing Colors, Set of 10 from Walmart. That set included a half dozen soft sponges and a makeup brush sponge for application and blending
I went to the Blick's Art Materials website and bought a PanPastel Extra Lids - , Pack of 8. The PanPastel Sets come with with colors pots that screw on to another one. Having Extra lids allows me to store them separately and use them separately.
The PanPastel Studio Palette Tray - Holds 20 Colors I cut the trays up into sets (such as a Earth set, a rust set, etc to keep the colors organized on the workbench when weathering the cars.
The tray and extra lids should (but probably won't) keep me organized!
Techniques
Dry Technique. A soft brush with a PanPastel powder is applied them to the model surface as if it were paint. Blend with the brush to make color transitions, layer color and gradient tones and tints and hues.
Wet Technique. For the wet wash technique - water to which 25-50% rubbing alcohol is added for best results. The.liquid is applied to the working surface and the dry Pan Pastel is added.
Resource
Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company Modeling. Lester Brueur uses Pan Pastels extensively in his rolling stock modeling. You can find his specific weathering techniques by searching his posts by car type and railroad.
Peter Mumby, Let's Try Weathering with PanPastels. (George Dutka's White River Division website)
Rob Manley Model Railroad Weathering Tips with Pan Pastel (Scenic Express website)
Red Iron Oxide Extra Dark
380.1
Red Iron Oxide Shade
380.3
Burnt Sienna Extra Dark
740.1
Burnt Sienna Shade
740.3
Burnt Sienna
740.5
Raw Umber
780.5
Earth Colors
Red Iron Oxide Shade
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber Shade
Raw Umber Extra Dark
Grey Scale
Black (800.5)
Neutral Grey Extra Dark (820.2)
Neutral Grey Ex. Dark (820.1)
Neutral Grey (820.5)
Neutral Grey Shade (820.3)
Neutral Grey Tint (820.7)
Titanium White (100.5)
Refrigerator Car Scale
Diarylide Yellow Extra Dark (250.1)Orange Extra Dark (280.1)
Orange Shade (280.3)
Yellow Ochre Extra Dark (270.1)
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