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Earth Dry is the paler, thirstier cousin of AK’s Dark Earth gouache built for ground that’s baked and cracked rather than wet and churned. It’s a water-based matt gouache, so it can be thinned for a light dusty haze or applied fuller for a more solid parched-ground look, and it stays reworkable while still wet.

Best for

• Sun-baked ground and arid basing
• Dusty wheel arches and undercarriages
• Toning down bright basing texture

It’s a handy one to keep next to Sand and Dust the three cover most dry-climate ground work between them without ever looking flat or uniform.

Matt, water-based gouache in a 20ml tube. Find more dry-ground tones in our weathering effects collection.