[WWI] Scale black

[Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton]

Floquil will have equivalents to Polly S. 

To be honest I think that adding white or plain grey to make dark grey in
place of black doesn't look quite right - it's just too neutral and looks
like grey paint. 

"Scale" black is very dependent on scale and lighting conditions, but a good
starting point is a roughly 50-50 mix of burnt umber and ultramarine. This
gives you a sort of dark grey but doesn't have the flat and lifeless effect
from mixing black and white paint

Any very dark brown and medium to darkish blue will give you a good jumping
of point. If daily doses of VOCs are part of your breathing routines then
try Floquil roof brown and C&O blue mixed about 60/40 then slowly add a few
drops of engine black to darken the mix

Aidrian


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>>It looks like I tone down black with a little gray.  Is there a toxic 
version of Polly S black.  I have Floquil Grimy Black but it looks a little 
too gray for for my tastes.<<