About Illustration Opaque Colors

Illustration Opaque Colors are Createx's flagship airbrush paints, designed for refined atomization and flow through the smallest of airbrush tip sizes, at low psi settings, without a stippled pattern when faded from a tint to a saturated color. These paints dry to a matte finish and have a higher pigment volume to create a more saturated color for increased coverage compared to other Illustration Colors.

Soft Erasing and Cure Time

One of the unique features of Illustration Opaque Colors is their soft erasing capability. The final cure is delayed for 48 hours, during which the colors may be 'soft erased' for subtle manipulation. After this open cure window, the colors cure to a hard coating.

Airbrush and Spray-Gun Settings

Illustration Opaque Colors can be sprayed out-of-the-bottle through any tip-sized airbrush at a wide variety of settings. Although most artists will lower the paint's viscosity by thinning with 4011 Reducer 5% - 20% per volume, Illustration Opaque Colors spray well without thinning.

Mixing and Thinning

Illustration Opaque Colors may be mixed with 4011 Reducer or 4013 Reducer to achieve the desired consistency. For airbrush, typically thin 5% - 20% per volume, and for spray-gun, add reducer 5% - 10% per volume.

Application and Drying Times

Illustration Opaque Colors can be applied with a brush, airbrush, or spray-gun. Colors dry to the touch in 10 - 15 minutes, and the final cure is after 48 hours drying time. Use air movement, not heat, to assist drying.