"Kallistra flock - how to tone it down" Topic

The flock used by Kallistra on their plastic hexagonal tiles is really bright. Short of stripping it all off and replacing it it, does anyone have some good tips on how to tone down the very bright green appearance. I was thinking of a very light spray with a sandy colour…

You can buy Hexon in a range of finishes (including mixed earth and grass flock). Sounds like it is too late for that.

So yes, time to dig out the spray can.

I agree the basic green does look a lot like a cricket pitch.

I went for the mixed earth and grass like Martin suggested but even that is very green.

If you are going for a special "look" you can buy them unflocked for somewhat more than half-price and then flock them yourself.

Spray can is fast.

Stipling with an almost dry brush is slower, but more satisfying in the end. And fun. I would recommend using three or four more neutral greens/yellows to get variegated colors … more like grass.

Martin – I have a mix of the grass, earth & grass (see keithbarker's comment) and two-tone green grass (with darker patches). As you will see from eth pictures they're still pretty bright.
Etotheipi – do you have any photos of you hexes after spraying and/or stippling?

Let me be That Guy.
Use Woodland Scenics instead.

He did say short of stripping it all off and replacing it…

I have only two experiments to suggest:

Water down some darker green acrylic paints and try to "dye" the flocking. The Kallistra grass is a synthetic fiber, so this might not work at all. If it does it will probably give a better looking result than spray paint. I suppose you might also try thinning oil based paints with mineral spirits (or paint thinner or lacquer thinner or something) and try to dye the fibers with that.

After you get the fibers the right color, try drybrushing swathes of the fibers with yellows or tans, to give the tips a contrasting color and add some depth. It helps break up the uniformity.

I suspect your best bet is to find an easy chemical way to strip off the flocking, and start over. Or just buy the Kallistra unflocked hexes and do it with your preferred colors.

FWIW, that bright green color is about right for English fields in real life. If you look around, you'll notice that an awful lot of UK gamers choose this kind of bright green for their grassy fields. To them it looks "right", because they're just observing the natural world around them.

- Ix

Drybrush it. I've done it plenty of times on static grass.

Yellow Admiral & Private SNAFU – thanks for your helpful comments, I shall just try a few single hexes first just in case; as before if you can post any photos, ideally before and after, of your hexes that would be great.