Micro-Mark Air Dirt Paint, 20ml
UGS
- Dark, natural brown with cool undertones for terrain, weathering, and groundwork
- Pre-thinned for smooth, clog-free airbrush application—no thinning required
- Ideal for muddy roads, battlefield bases, trenches, and lower hull weathering
- Pairs well with Earth, Aged Concrete, and Dust Gray for natural variation
- Made in the USA
Description
Air Dirt is a rich, cool-toned brown formulated to simulate wet soil, packed earth, or aged wood—perfect for groundwork, base shading, or weathering. This airbrush-ready version provides smooth, even coverage right out of the bottle, allowing modelers to quickly layer dirt tones onto terrain, vehicle undersides, or figure bases with ease. It's slightly darker and more saturated than Earth, making it a perfect companion for creating depth and variation across scenic elements.
Color Description
A deep, neutral brown with hints of gray and charcoal, Air Dirt delivers a matte finish that reflects the texture and tone of soil, weathered fabric, or stained wood. It’s especially useful in military and historical modeling for replicating realistic earth tones on diorama surfaces or environmental details.
Historical Context and Usage
Dirt-colored surfaces were everywhere in history:
- Battlefields and rural roads across the Revolutionary, Civil, and World Wars were defined by mud, soil, and dust in tones like this
- Railroad yards, farm scenes, and industrial zones were often surrounded by compacted, oil-stained dirt
- Industrial settings and diorama recreations
- Military uniforms, tents, and boots quickly took on these tones in use, making it useful for both terrain and gear weathering
Dirt complements a wide range of neutral tones and works especially well for multi-layer scenic bases, where visual realism depends on color depth.
Modeling Use Cases
• Diorama groundwork, trenches, industrial settings and embankments
• Tank treads, vehicle undersides, and track splatter
• Infantry figure bases for any historical period
• Wood accessories like crates, fence posts, and wagons
• Weathering railroad ties, freight cars, and steel decks
Airbrushing Tip
Spray at 15–25 PSI. Use it as a base layer for muddy terrain or a post-shading tone under tanks and vehicles. For extra depth, dust with Earth or drybrush with Aged Concrete to create a textured, realistic effect.
Micro-Mark Acrylic Airbrush Thinner if needed for custom blending. Air Earth is available in the Airbrush Railroad Acrylic Paint Set.
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More Information:
Micro-Mark Acrylic Paints include brush-on and airbrush paints. These paints have been specially formulated for painting miniatures, models, and figures of all sorts. The brush-on line includes primers, a multitude of colors, thinner, cleaner, and retarder.
Painting and finishing are key components to almost every project. With 96 years of experience in the hobby/maker space, Micro-Mark has time-tested expertise in providing the best and most innovative paints, brushes, airbrushes, finishing supplies and painting equipment to our customers. Recently, the demand for quality paint products has exceeded supply and as a solution to this issue, Micro-Mark is pleased to introduce the Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line.
The Micro-Mark Acrylic Paint Line has been developed and tested by our expert in-house team to give model builders, miniaturists, figure artists and other makers a new option when choosing paint for their projects. Featuring the most widely requested selection of basic colors, our matte-finish acrylic paint sets provide consistent color, solid coverage and smooth application in both brush-on and airbrush formulations. Additionally, we also offer white, gray and black primer for brush-on and airbrush use, plus our own thinners, acrylic paint cleaner, airbrush flow improver and retarder medium, giving you a complete paint system for reliable results every time. Our water-based acrylic paint products are non-toxic and proudly made in the USA.
