Hello everyone,

I am painting the Pegaso 75mm Germanic Warrior and I was wondering color combination people are using to paint blonde hair and breads etc...

Thanks,

Mark

the mix i used for my JMD Ayanna bust was

Base VMC 128 Ger. Cam. Orange Ochre

wash 1 VMC 150 Ger. Cam. Blk. Brown

wash 2 GW 61-84 Catachan Green!

wash 3 Gw 61-12 Scorched Brown

base VMC 128 Ger. Cam. Orange Ochre

high VMC 006 Light flesh

filter GW 61-09 Golden Yellow

wash 4 VMC 148 Burnt Umber

high 2 VMC 001 White mixed with GW 61-09 Golden Yellow

High 3 VMC 001 White

HTH


Mark

I painted today blond hair and was very happy.
Undercoating: vallejo skintone.
Base: naples yellow hue.
Highlight: naples yellow hue + white.
High-highlight: highlight + more white.
Shade: Naples yellow hue + mars brown.

A very satisfying blond.

That sounds quite like what I was thinking as well. But it never hurts to find out what other artists are doing as well.

I just got some new naples yellow and mars brown from Old Holland oils so I think I'll give that a try.

gothicgeek, Thanks for the acrylics mix I have most of those colors as well so I'll keep that mix in mind as well.

Cheers,

Mark

Anders Heintz had a thread on his V Bench awhile back of a viking bust he was painting. He was doing a SBS (I believe) but I'm not sure if the pics are still up or not. Regardless, he listed the paints he was using. Hope this helps.

Jim Patrick

A little depends on the shade of hair you're going for but do make an effort not to make the mixtures too yellowish, which is the most common mistake we make when painting blondes.

If you or a loved one aren't a suitable reference then find pics in magazine or online and mix your colours directly to match, this is the best way of getting the right sorts of colours.

Einion