Hi!

Well, I know what you'll say, this is definitely one of those questions which have been asked million times, but it's giving me a real headache. You must admit that painting of white surfaces (uniforms, tunics,etc.) requires great skill, knowledge and experience. I would really appreciate if you could write down some of your tips and tricks about this issue.

Thanks,

Nemanja

Some previous threads:
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6233
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2077
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1857

Einion

I found this article by Mark Bannerman particularly useful... "Painting Whites by Mark Bannerman"

My results are somewhat satisfactory, I'm not quite done so I can't show any pics yet...

First of all I have to decide if my should be a warm or a cold white. For a cold one I add to my misture a little bit of paynes grey or cobalt blue, for a warmer one I add a bit of mars yellow or gold ochre or yellow ochre, it depends by my inspiration.
Instead of using black to the mistures, sometimes I add the sepia from rembrandt obtaining so a very attractive grey, that I will darken for the shadows with the same colour and lighting with more white for the lights, all wet on wet. After the colour is dry I begin with other lights and shadows, this process is enough long also because the white is a colour that tends to attenuate its tone and so the final and extreme lights that I put.
This is only a very brief description of my method, hoping that it could be a little help for you.

Marco

Wow! Only now I've noticed the great John Lord of you avatar.
Deep Purple, one of the greatest group over the world!

Bye
Marco

Maybe this can help http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3457

Joe

Hi!
I want to thank all of you for answering to my post! Thanks!

Regards,

Nemanja


P.S. Yes, It's Jon Lord, alright! I would like if someone could sculpt a figure of him.

"Made in Japan" is one of those albums I'd rush back into a burning building to rescue! Rock ON!