coloring edges

[JohnM]

I'm thinking that this might be useful for edge colouring ...



Has anyone tried this medium? Coming from China, it ain't as expensive as it looks. Only £7.99. Mind you, in order to get to keep it I'll probably have to buy her one too.

[Butelczynski]

I tried it-no go at all.Stuff I used was based of something ever so slightly oily,not enough to make a mess but enough to make things smear and worse yet glue didn't hold anything that stuff touched.

Colored pencils used for make up are a bit different.They were good for weathering but still no-go for edges.In turn putting clear coat lacquer when finished was questionable.

I still prefer and recommend pencils.Find brand you like for your paper and you are golden.

[JohnM]

Cheers for that Butelczynski. I guess I'll stick with the watercolour pencils and Felt tips then. It was just an idea, but I felt sure someone must have tried them.

[yukonjohn]

Originally Posted by Don Boose

My favorite edge coloring instruments:

Caran d'ache Neocolor II water soluble wax crayons. (http://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-neocolor-ii-artists-crayons/ ) Especially good for folded edges.
Don

Don, I just got my 15 Neocolor II set from Amazon. They indeed work great on folded edges - much better than the Tombow which I still use for the cut edges.

Thanks for the tip.

John

[Wad Cutter]

I'm another modeler that uses Prismacolor water color pencils. Some times i'll retouch the edge with a very small amount of water applied with a paintbrushand extremely small of water. Like damp on the edge. I would try a few test runs first. wc

[Don Boose]

John - Glad they worked for you. I use Tombow interchangeably with Faber-Castell PITT for cut edges. Don

[nebeltex]

I usually use markers on small parts, and thinned acrylic craft paints for most edges. The trick is to match the colors as closely as you can. A "color wheel" is very helpful for matching colors (at least at first). With experience, matching colors becomes "second nature". I bought a nice set of watercolor pencils, but they don't seem to work as well as my standard technique.

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Dang, wish I had seen these edge coloring threads before getting sets of:

• Alcohol chisel/brush-tip markers: too much bleed, even if I try to go quickly
• Colored pencils: have to press too hard to color, especially as I'm using thin papers, so it's either not enough coloring or else the edge gets damaged

Back to the art supply store!

[Viator]

I use the brush pens. No need to press hard. And often I use only black, light gray (painted twice or thrice if you need the darker shade), red-brownish (the same), and sometimes pale yellow. But in most cases the perfect match of the colour is not as important as one can suppose. And if there is a black line printed along the edge, a black marker will do.