💧 Vallejo Diorama FX 26224 River Water – Water Texture

🎯 Why Choose Vallejo Diorama FX River Water

The Vallejo Diorama FX 26224 River Water – Water Texture is a dense acrylic gel in a translucent greenish-brown tone, designed to reproduce the natural appearance of river water. Its color and gloss perfectly simulate the mix of sediment and reflections characteristic of rivers, streams, or canals, bringing a realistic and vivid appearance to your dioramas and scale models.

Ideal for representing mountain rivers, natural waterways, or urban currents, its texture allows you to model movement, whirlpools, and waves with great ease. Applied over a base painted in dark brown or green tones, it creates realistic depth and a lasting glossy finish.

🧪 Properties and benefits

• 💧 Dense acrylic gel with a glossy finish

• 🌊 Translucent greenish-brown color ideal for rivers and natural waterways

• 🎨 Simulates water with sediment or gentle currents

• ⚙️ Can be applied over painted bases for greater depth

• 🧼 Water-based, easy to clean

• 🧩 Fully compatible with the Vallejo Diorama FX range

🧱 How to Use Vallejo Diorama FX River Water

Apply the product with a spatula or brush directly onto the diorama surface. Its thick texture will allow you to create movement, waves, or whirlpools depending on the desired effect. To increase the sense of depth, paint the base with dark brown or green tones before applying the gel.

🖌️ Step-by-step usage example

1. Clean the surface and make sure it is completely dry.

2. Paint the base in dark tones (browns or greens) to simulate depth.

3. Apply the River Water with a spatula or flat brush.

4. Shape the flow or current forms before it dries.

5. Allow to dry for 24 to 48 hours depending on the thickness applied.

6. Add a layer of Transparent Water Gel 26201 for a finish with realistic reflections.

🧰 Recommended applications

• Dioramas with rivers, streams, or natural canals

• Rural or urban scenes with moving water

• Scale models of bridges, waterfalls, or river landscapes

• Can be combined with pigments to increase water turbidity or tone

📦 Technical Data

Reference: 26224
Subcategory: Water Texture
Type: Translucent brownish-green dense acrylic gel
Transparency: Medium-high
Contents: Jar of 200 ml / 6.76 fl oz
Drying time: 24–48 h depending on thickness
Safety: Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one and reaction mass of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (3:1). May cause an allergic reaction. Follow the warnings on the container.
Manufactured by: Acrylicos Vallejo – Made in Spain