Rust: The Color of Iron Returning to Earth

A set of rusted iron details. An iron flower vase, its surface completely covered with rust layers of varying thickness, with colors ranging from orange-red to dark brown to nearly black. Some areas are roughly rusted and flaking, while others are just a thin film. The head of an iron nail is corroded and deformed, and the surrounding wood is stained dark brown by rust water. The edge of an iron plate has irregular gaps due to rust. This rust is stable and no longer flaking, and the surface has been treated with wax or oil for protection. The color of the rust belongs to the same color family as the adjacent earthen wall and pottery, because they are essentially the same material. Paired with dark wood and rough earthen walls. Avoid: using artificial rust-effect paint, making the rust color uniform, depicting the iron pieces as brand new and shiny, making the rust look like dirt.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組生鏽的鐵件細部。一個鐵製的花器,表面完全覆蓋著厚薄不均的鏽層,顏色從橘紅到深褐到近黑都有,有些地方鏽得粗糙起層、有些地方只是薄薄一片;一根鐵釘的頭部已經鏽蝕變形,周圍的木材被鏽水染成深褐;一片鐵板的邊緣鏽出不規則的缺口。這些鏽已經穩定,不再繼續剝落,表面經過蠟或油的處理保護。鏽的顏色與旁邊的土壁、陶器屬於同一個色系,因為它們本來就是同一種東西。搭配深色的木與粗糙的土牆。避免:使用人工塗裝的仿鏽漆、讓鏽的顏色均勻、把鐵件畫成全新光亮、讓鏽看起來像髒污。