Blondes have more fun?

[ochoin]

I've never been happy with my attempts at painting blonde/fair hair.

I have a pile of Late Roman-era Goths awaiting coiffures - any suggestions on how to make them tow-headed?

donald

[Paul]

I've never been happy with my attempts at painting blonde/fair hair.

I have a pile of Late Roman-era Goths awaiting coiffures - any suggestions on how to make them tow-headed?

donald

There are a couple of contrast paints that work quite well for fair hair, when applied over a white undercoat. Aggaros Dunes and Skeleton horde are both OK depending on the tone you want. If you want a "Yellower" tint then you could try a very very pale yellow basecoat but i've never tired it myself.
I've reached a stage where for wood, hair and fur I don't even consider anything other than contrast because it works so well on heavily textured "organic" surfaces.

[bangorstu]

Am experimenting with contrast paints myself. Wyldwood works well at 28mm for British battledress.....

Got any hints on contrasts and horses?

[Buff Redux]

I've never been happy with my attempts at painting blonde/fair hair.

I have a pile of Late Roman-era Goths awaiting coiffures - any suggestions on how to make them tow-headed?

donald

There are a couple of contrast paints that work quite well for fair hair, when applied over a white undercoat. Aggaros Dunes and Skeleton horde are both OK depending on the tone you want. If you want a "Yellower" tint then you could try a very very pale yellow basecoat but i've never tired it myself.
I've reached a stage where for wood, hair and fur I don't even consider anything other than contrast because it works so well on heavily textured "organic" surfaces.

Nazdreg Yellow works pretty well, somewhere between a brown and a real yellow.

[Paul]

Nazdreg Yellow works pretty well, somewhere between a brown and a real yellow.

Good call I hadn't even considered that one

Am experimenting with contrast paints myself. Wyldwood works well at 28mm for British battledress.....

Got any hints on contrasts and horses?

I would go for the darker tones of browns Wyldwood and darker and Black Templar. The lighter ones can tend to give a "blotchy" finish on flatter surfaces like the flanks of some 28mm horses.
Worth mentioning that for best results use a zenithal highlight and, despite peoples fears of reactivation, GW's contrast paints seem to take highlights with no issues (in my experience).
I haven't tried the latest release of colours on less defined sculpting but I hope that with more single pigment colours they might be a bit better?

[bangorstu]

I'll have a tinker, thanks.

[Ilkley Old School]

On 28mm figures I have used Liquitex Inks over a white undercoat for hair.

[Penda]

I use Foundry's Buff Leather shade & highlight. Looks fine on the tabletop. Must say I've long since stopped all this angst about painting toys for a game, but each to their own.

[FreddBloggs]

Contrast on horses, I use a pale buff/dun undercoat and then thin contrast over, doing a second coat if needed (or third).

I have been using contrasts solidly for 4 years now and never had them lift or reactivate on me.

[DougM]

Contrast paints - if you want a blonde, then dirty blonde - slightly thinned snakebite leather, bright blonde - skeleton horde. Over white and 'off white' undercoat. But don't be scared, you can always overpaint..