Spot-On pigments: Outstanding results guaranteed!
Sure-fire blends along with professional mixing substrates for mixing your own colours. Great adhesion and vibrancy. Big 45 ml jars. We thought of everything!
Pigments make the weathering world go round! Properly applied allow us to create various, realistic weathering jobs. Use pigments with specialised Pigment Expert binders to produce your dream weathering effect!
No. 01 Light Earth
Three colour pigment premix. Cold tone variant of most dominant European light soils - albeluvisol and podzol, which cover 29% of the continent. This earth colour is characteristic of northern and central Europe. Most frequent scenarios include forest roads, forest trenches, meadows, dusty country roads, villages. Best used to reproduce dust and light mud via evenly spread weathering liquid. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 02 Light Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 01. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 03 Brown Earth
Three colour pigment premix. Cold tone variant of 2nd most dominant European soils type - cambisol and luvisol (or simply brown earth, braun Erde) which cover 18% of the continent. This earth colour is characteristic of western and central Europe. Most frequent scenarios include modern and historic proving grounds, country roads and above all fields. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 04 Brown Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 03. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 05 Clay Rich Earth
Four colour pigment premix. The most intensive variant of brown soils. Clay deposits are found below the lighter surface horizon of the soil. This colour is best suited for vehicles that had an opportunity to properly distort the soil: on proving grounds, often frequented routes, dig sites. Appropriate for both AFV and dozers. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 06 Clay Rich Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 05. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 07 Black Earth
Dark earth is rich in organic matter hence the blackish colour. Russians call it "chernozem" where "chern(y)" means black and "zemija" earth. If you want to portray harsh conditions of eastern front this colour will do the trick. Remember: actual chernozem is close to black only when wet, when dry it shows numerous shades of grey and brown! This 4 colour premix acts just as the real thing. Brownish when dusted deep dark grey with a hint of brown when wet! Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binder
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 08 Black Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 07. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binder
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 09 Dark Brown Earth
This is a warmer variant of chernozem or dark earth. It can appear along regular cold tone chernozem or separately. If you want your model to have warmer overall impression (your preference) you may consider using this shade instead of cold tone chernozem. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 10 Dark Brown Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 09. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 11 Light Sand
This sand reproduction is superior to straight yellow sand in that it is a three colour blend that goes nicely with your model base coat and don't stand out too much although it is quite vibrant. Appropriate for Europe, Africa, Middle East and surprisingly any construction site. Can be applied along with other earth colours for added variation. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 12 Light Sand TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 11. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 13 Intensive Sand
Intensive sand is just it a more vibrant sand shade. Colour oscillates between yellow and orange. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 14 Intensive Sand TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 13. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 15 Vietnam Red Earth
Finally a colour that will make you fall in love with Korean and Vietnamese scenarios. Not too flashy, toned down, up to scale red shades but intensive enough to correctly represent Asian red soils. Use with confidence! Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 16 Vietnam Red Earth TEXTURED
This is TEXTURED VERSION of VMS Spot-On Pigment No. 15. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 17 Dark Old Rust
Dark iron-oxide. Recommended for reproducing old rust on mufflers, towing lugs, chains, steel cables, suspension of wheeled vehicles trains and carts, springs, tracks, road-wheels, OVM. Old rust is always darker than fresh. This is base pigment colour for rust modulation. Apply it first and follow up with lighter shades to produce authentic appearance. Works best on black or black metallic acrylic bases! Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 18 Medium Old Rust
Lighter shade of dark rust sitting between old and fresh rust. Adds variation and allows for easier blending of colours. If you want to portray gradual oxidation process or simply model rust in its intermediate state this colour will do the trick. Applied alone works best on black or black metallic acrylic bases! Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 19 Fresh Rust
Light rust colour, excellent for creating fresh rust effects on new mufflers, tracks, hull, OVM. Can be combined with darker base shades for added variation. This colour is quite universal and always produces good results. Applied alone works bast on steel acrylic bases (mufflers) or any hull base coats to imitate rusty dents and scratches in the paint. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 20 Light Fresh Rust
High contrast fresh rust colour, if basic fresh rust colour seems too dark to you this will do the trick. The brightest of iron oxides, use with caution! Only to be applied by dry-brushing! Excellent for highlighting while making fresh rust effects on new mufflers, tracks, hull, OVM. Applied alone works bast on steel acrylic bases (mufflers) or any hull base coats to imitate rusty dents and scratches in the paint. Can be combined with darker shades for added variation. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 21 Track Brown Classic
Commonly used shade of track brown. Can be simply dusted into the tracks or applied as a wash with the help of Alkyd or ENML 2.0 binders. Use high amount of this colour to mimic a vehicle that has been out of use for several weeks to months, smaller amounts for vehicles in active service in harsh weather conditions. Meant to be used on dark steel acrylic base. Rule of thumb for modelling tracks: The more frequently used a vehicle, the more bare steel and less rust you will see on them. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 22 Track Brown XT Dark
New alternative for tracks formulated by VMS. This is much darker shade of brown that best represents tracks in active service. Use it as a wash or glaze with Alkyd or ENML 2.0 binders and wipe the excess out so that most of the colour remains in recesses only. The result will be very authentic tracks with dark accent without the excess rust. Meant to be used on dark steel acrylic base. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 23 Primer Red
This is straight primer red used for anti-corrosive coatings throughout the century. Recommended for trains, ships, containers and most of all for German late war vehicles that often didn't received proper factory coatings (due to supply shortages). Great for "paper panzers" such as E series of tanks (Entwicklungsfahrzeuge). Many German vehicles that received new road wheels had those just primed. It is a great idea to paint a random road wheel on your Panzer IV or Panther with this colour. Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 24 Soot Black
Intensive black. Can be both mixed and used straight from the jar. While mixing use small amounts as it can easily dominate other colours!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 25 Black Steel Metallic
Metallic black that can be easily used to replicate the appearance of bare metal. Allows for both accentuating edges or covering entire surfaces. Don't age as metal cotes – no expiration date and can be reversed if used along with ENML 2.0 binders. Great for machine guns, engine blocks, chains, burnishing track links, OVM, jet exhausts. Superb for accentuating frequently used hull parts such as handles, hatches by drybrushing. Very efficient - use with moderation! Please click the jar image to see this pigment in action!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 26 White
This is the white with maximum adhesive and covering capabilities. Can be mixed but will dominate other colours even if used sparingly. Best used alone for fading effects and other tasks which require good adhesion and maximum white colour strength. Very efficient - use with caution!
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 27 Concrete Grey
Light grey is used to tone down and lighten any intensive colour. Resulting colour is less flashy and will blend with your model base coat better. Great for mixing your own light earth and dust variants, faded and washed colours. If you find colours mixed with whites too flashy and intensive this will do the trick! Used alone represents concrete very well.
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 28 Smoke Grey
This is standard light grey shade dedicated for mixing. Adding it to any colour allows you to produce a toned down, dull variant of it.
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
No. 29 Pure Pigment Texture
Mix this powder with basic pigments to create textured versions.Create effects of heavy rust, caked up mud and such, heavy spatter etc. Works with any pigment brand.
Recommended techniques: dusting, capillary action, weathering liquid/paste
Combine with: Alkyd, ENML 2.0 or Acrylic binders
Available volumes: 45 ml jar
Product FAQ
How to produce even coverage effect? (matt finish)
Mix your pigment with either Alkyd or ENML 2.0 binders "Matt FX". Apply resulting weathering liquid with a brush as if painting. Evaporate the solvent using hair drier and that's that! One dry you can also apply raw pigment on top of the layer for lighter shade - use bigger brush and rub the pigments into the layer. You can use hair drier to expedite things.
How to create pigment wash?
Procedure is as for even coverage. Apply a layer of pigment using either Alkyd or ENML 2.0 binders "Matt FX". Use hair dryer. Once a layer is dry use UNIVERSAL weathering carrier to liquefy it again and remove portions of pigment. Remove as much pigment as you need leaving it in places you deem appropriate. Doing it this way, using binders first, introducing carrier (thinner) later ensures your pigment job is permanent, classic washes with just the thinner are not durable.
How to create dry mud accumulation?
Mix your textured pigments with either Alkyd or ENML 2.0 binders "Matt FX". Apply the resulting paste and use hair drier to get rid of the solvent. Dry Alkyd based paste can be manipulated up to 9h before it permanently cures, no extra solvent is needed for manipulation! ENML 2.0 based paste cures quickly and needs solvent (VMS UNIVERSAL weathering carrier or equivalent) to be brought back to life. Introduce carrier to be able to work with a layer. Use hair drier to "freeze" it in place again - it works like real life mud!
How to create wet effects? (with Acrylics: quick way)
Mix your pigments with VMS acrylic binders. Apply the resulting paste (textured pigments) or liquid (zero tex pigments). Once it's dry apply a thin coat of VMS acrylic binders. Acrylics dry quickly and are permanent! If you are using them for the first time please conduct trials on a dummy model first!
How to create wet effects? (with Alkyds: slowly but with more control over the process)
Mix your pigments with VMS Alkyd binders "Wet FX". Apply and model the resulting paste (textured pigments) or liquid (zero tex pigments). Leave to dry for 3h. The pigment job will turn matt as the pigments absorb the binders the first time you mix and apply them. Don't worry about the matt finish it's supposed to work this way. Next step is to apply a thin layer of Alkyd binders "Wet FX" over the pigment job you just created in order to enhance the gloss. You can add an additional layer every 3h until you are happy with the finish - gloss level. You can apply "gloss action" all over or just locally for more variation. You can apply gloss action over pigment jobs made with other variants of alkyds provided they are 24h+ old.
How to create wet effects? (with ENML 2.0: quickly + pigment job is reversible at any time)
Mix your pigments with VMS ENML 2.0 "Wet FX" binders. Apply and model the resulting paste (textured pigments) or liquid (zero tex pigments). Use hair drier to get rid of the solvent. The pigment job will turn matt as the pigments absorb the binders the first time you mix and apply them. Don't worry about the matt finish it's supposed to work this way. Let the pigment job breathe for about 1h for a better sealed and more durable layer. Next step is to apply a thin coat of ENML 2.0 binders "Wet FX" over the pigment job you just created in order to enhance the gloss. You can add multiple layers for a "dripping wet" effect. Use hair drier between the coats for quicker results. You can apply "gloss action" all over or just locally for more variation.
How to create textured partial effect?
Mix textured pigments with Alkyd binders "standard" and create paste. Apply it in the wheels, over the hull, wherever you want it. Apply excessively as you will be removing some of the pigment later. Use hair drier to evaporate the solvent. Don't worry your paste will remain live for 9h. Now use brush and/or a toothpick to remove portions of the paste. When done removing gently brush over an entire pigment job with a bigger soft brush to remove some loose pigment chunks. Leave to cure for 24h.
How to create point wet effects?
For damp point effect with medium gloss (satin finish) please use Alkyd or ENML 2.0 "Wet FX". Simply apply the binders with a precision brush wherever you need them. Apply binders sparingly and apply heat (hair drier) right after application to maintain the contrast and prevent running. For high gloss wet effects please use VMS acrylic resin.
How to create partial wet effect?
Apply your pigments using ENML 2.0 or Alkyd ""Wet FX" types binders. To remove the gloss where needed use Universal weathering carrier, use damp brush to wipe excessive binders, use hair drier to check the result. If still too glossy do some more wiping, you may introduce a bit pigment along with the carrier to reduce gloss better. To create a smooth transition from gloss to matt, allow the carrier to flow freely between the both areas, soak it up with your brush (without wiping) and finally use hair drier to check out the result. You can also introduce a second coat of pure binders over "wet" areas later on for a dripping wet effect.
When to use textured pigments?
Whenever you want to reproduce accumulated earth and mud (paste) or make spatter and splashes with pronounced texture (liquid). This applies for both dry and wet finishes.
When to use a paste when a liquid?
Make pastes if you want to reproduce heavy mud accumulation - microstructures; deposits. Liquids are for thin even layers of pigments, washes and spatter.
How to tell the good stuff from colourful dirt?
It's simple really. Good pigments have the colours up to scale (toned down) and easily cover the surface when applied as weathering liquid (mixed with binders and spread over the model with a brush). Even coverage is the case when grain size is in order, cheap pigments and fillers alike have big grain size which causes all sorts of problems in modelling. Poor adhesion and coverage issues are the main concern.
On the left VMS Spot-on EU brown earth on the right generic "sienna". Not only is the colour way off but look at the grain size and uneven coverage of "sienna' generic colour! We used the same binders and technique, gritty pigments will always lose to finer powders!
One of my VMS pigments sticks better than the other
Zero texture pigments stick best - have the best adhesion. Textured pigments have lower adhesion as added texturing material has bigger grain size. It is supposed to work this way. Low adhesion is a plus when you are creating thick mud deposits with Alkyd media. The technique requires you to first apply a lot of mud and then remove it for natural appearance. This would be impossible with zero texture pigments as they stick too well and can't be easily manipulated. When working with Alkyd pastes low adhesion is a plus. For techniques involving dusting and making weathering liquids please use zero texture pigments.
I want to make thick deposits of cool looking mud on my tank's wheels and hull but fixing via capillary action doesn't work that well, pigments "melt down" into a pile of goo...
Using capillary action to form microstructures of pigments is tricky as you need to introduce binders with a fine brush very very carefully, if you overdose the binders pigments will clump up and form an ugly soup. :) To remedy this problem VMS created textured pigments that will allow you to create great looking mud deposits with ease. Tex. pigments don't clump so readily and are a very easy to use, we made sure everyone will succeed with them! Overdosing fixative (binders) is not and issue with textured pigments. Try using VMS textured pigment variant even if you are master of capillary action, you will do the weathering much faster and easier and the result will be stunning!