QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rockwork
Q.
After several years, I returned to my railroad to find the
rock work looks really washed out. I had used Higgins India
Ink as the base wash, getting great looking rock, and some
thin acrylic color washes as variant coloring. The ink faded to
almost white. There is about 20' of face to fix. What will re-
darken it without losing the natural white/black grain? I tried
another ink wash on a small spot, but it wiped out the grain
and just turned dark. It's all plaster of paris rock.
– Berk
A.
I know people seem to like India ink but I never use the stuff.
I use good old black acrylic artists paint and thin it to a very
watery wash. Acrylic pigment seems more resistant to aging
than India ink.
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MRH-Feb 2013
