02-03-2010, 08:05 AM
Some time ago I tried a wash based an PollyS grimy black instead of pure (engine) black. It was my intention to find a softer darkener in the same sense as we use light gray instead of white for a mortal wash on brick walls.
The effect was a surprise. It look like PollyS mixes grimy black from black and some kind of light gray. If that is used in a wash the light gray dominates the black. It looks like a wash with dust. As I mix the wash with alcohol and distilled water all shine is destroyed and the surface is very flat. The object does not look really dirty but used. The color looks bleached but not darkened. It is a nice alternative for a black wash.
![[Image: IMGP4030.JPG]](http://rubpeters.ru.funpic.de/work/IMGP4030.JPG)
The above example shows the direction. In real is the weathering effect stronger but my photo skill is to low to get that details.
The trucks got a deluded mix of brown and black. They look more dirty than on the photo.
The effect was a surprise. It look like PollyS mixes grimy black from black and some kind of light gray. If that is used in a wash the light gray dominates the black. It looks like a wash with dust. As I mix the wash with alcohol and distilled water all shine is destroyed and the surface is very flat. The object does not look really dirty but used. The color looks bleached but not darkened. It is a nice alternative for a black wash.
The above example shows the direction. In real is the weathering effect stronger but my photo skill is to low to get that details.
The trucks got a deluded mix of brown and black. They look more dirty than on the photo.
Reinhard