Got yet another one for my Forum friends. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a high quality acrylic Cadmium Orange paint? I am looking at a weathering project suggested in another forum and it used an oil-based one to do it. I'm not a fan of oil-based paints. All the ones I find are either low rated or transparent. I don't want to use an airbrush. Thank you for any suggestions that can be provided.
I searched and did not see any model railroad orange colors listed as "Cadmium Orange". However, the color itself is easy to tint. I realize that the colors below are no longer produced, but Tru Color and Vallejo produces beautiful orange colors that are similar. They can be paint brushed or air brushed on to prepped, clean surfaces. Vallejo Bright Orange (available at Amazon) seems like a decent starting point.
I added a small amount of SF Yellow to the Milwaukee Rd orange to produce a freelanced orange that is similar to the cadmium hue. You can likely do something similar.
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AntonioFP45 I searched and did not see any model railroad orange colors listed as "Cadmium Orange".
I searched and did not see any model railroad orange colors listed as "Cadmium Orange".
I wasn't looking for a railroad color. The oil paint in question is from an artist's tube paint. (Used for painting potraits, landscapes and such.) If it helps any, the article in question is the cover article in this month's Model Railroad Hobbyist maganize. I hate trying to clean up oil-based paints, hench the desire for water-based paints.
You may find this of interest!..........
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FRRYKid,
Yes, I understand and should've stated my reply better. I was using the paint samples in the photo as an example. Point I was trying to make is that you can take an acrylic (waterbased) orange that's on the market and tint it, as I did on the bus in the photo, to take on the appearance of Cadmium orange.
Imho, the various hues of Cadmium orange are relatively easy to mix as you can take a "strong" orange and gradually add drops of a yellow that is similar in appearance to "safety yellow" and achieve a very nice result to your taste.
I mentioned Vallejo because it is a reliable acrylic paint product used by scale modelers as well as arts & crafts groups. If your hobby dealer doesn't carry it, Vallejo paints are also available at Amazon. Here's an orange that you may be able to work with.
https://www.amazon.com/Vallejo-VJ71083-Orange-Paint-17ml/dp/B002U35514
You can add Vallejo Yellow (or other acrylic based yellow tint) to bring it closer to Cadmium orange, imho.
FRRYKid I wasn't looking for a railroad color. The oil paint in question is from an artist's tube paint. (Used for painting potraits, landscapes and such.) If it helps any, the article in question is the cover article in this month's Model Railroad Hobbyist maganize. I hate trying to clean up oil-based paints, hench the desire for water-based paints.
I had looked at the Americana paint before I made this post. The problem is that one of the places I looked said the paint was transparent which won't work for what I have in mind. I will try to contact the company tomorrow and check with the source.
Americana acrylics cover quite well, but for anything in the red family (which includes orange) you may have to apply 2 to 3 coats (unless you're creating weathering washes).But you'll find that to be the case with most red-based paints across the board, whether acrylic, solvent, or oil based as red pigments tend to be finer.
When I worked for a transit system shop, my techs always found blending red based colors on our fleet vehicles to be more challenging when compared to the other colors we used.
What item(s) are you planning on painting?
I'm curious as I plan on painting a Walthers DPM "red brick" structure, but will be using Doc Wayne's technique in giving it a more "orange" appearance.
I saved Doc's mixing tips a few years back. His orange tinted brick warehouse type buildings look really nice and realistic.
I managed to find out that Cadmium Orange in the Americana line is transparent. So that won't work as the color will be the base for the weathering.
As for my desire for acrylic paints, they are easier to clean and you don't need noxious thinners.
I think Vallejo Model Colour #910 Orange-Red is pretty close.
-Kevin
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Forgot to mention that I decided to buy a tube of Sargent Art Cadmium Orange. I haven't had a chance to use it yet as I have too many other projects in the queue at the moment but it is on the list.