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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

ochoin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:56 pm 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.

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

Got any hints on contrasts and horses?

Paul wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 4:21 pm

ochoin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 1:56 pm 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.

Buff Redux wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 4:59 pm Nazdreg Yellow works pretty well, somewhere between a brown and a real yellow.

Good call I hadn't even considered that one

bangorstu wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 4:39 pm 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?

I'll have a tinker, thanks.

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

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.

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.

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..