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WIP Stormtroopers Light Infantry Officer

Discussion in 'Painting Techniques' started by montythefirst, May 9, 2013.

  1. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Carl :happy:
  2. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    More done today Applied a thinned mix of Game Colour Charred Brown and Dark Red to the shadow areas of the Jacket

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    More to follow soon
  3. smudger1960 PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Nice work,it's coming along really well,I'm looking forward to seeing the finished piece :)
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  4. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Cheers:happy:
  5. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    More done tonight, first highlight of the jacket using Vallejo Carmine Red glazed on in several thin coats

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    more to follow
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  6. pte1643 Active Member

    Liking the look of his coat already... And it's not even finished.
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  7. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Cheers Mate:happy:
  8. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    2nd Highlight applied this morning using thinned Vallejo Vermillion

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    more to follow soon
  9. billyturnip A Fixture

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    I'm enjoying following your progress, keep up the good work, it's looking great so far.

    Roger.
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  10. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    cheers
  11. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Final highlights have been applied using a mix of Vallejo Vermillion and German Orange, The orange being added to try and give a sun bleached look to the jacket.

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    Now apart from the Buttons and regimental facings the jacket is pretty much finished my research and the colour plates shown below from British Napoleonic Uniforms by C.E Franklin, the jacket had no other trim on it apart from the yellow facing

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    more to follow soon
  12. Karlosfandango Active Member

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    Like this figure and subject, I'll be following with interest.
    Thanks Karl.
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  13. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    My first attempt at achieving a good tone on the Yellow regimental facings did not work in fact it ...............down right failed so i have started again by re-base coating the areas using Vallejo Buff just to provide a slightly yellowy clean canvass to start work on again

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    more to follow
  14. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Now that the Buff has dried I have applied a wash of thinned Game Colour Yellow ink to give a nice yellow midtone that i can now highlight and shadow more easily

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    Still really enjoying this one more to follow
  15. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    I've now applied a thinned Game Colour Brown ink was just to tone down the yellow glare

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  16. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Ok so i have finally achieved the effect i was looking for however there was so many steps and different combinations of wash highlight shadows + tantrums from a two year old that i kinda of lost track of the actual process so i do apologize but i am happy with the effect

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    more to follow
  17. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    The regimental facings having finally dried fully they looked far to lemon yellow than i had intended so to keep them in line with my references i applied a final tonal wash using heavily thinned Vallejo Medium Flesh

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    This also reduced the starkness of the pin wash which upon reflection was far to dark.

    The buttonhole twist effect has come out exactly how i wanted

    more to follow
  18. pte1643 Active Member

    Looks good.

    The Medium Flesh "wash" over the Yellow has really worked well.
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  19. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    Yeah its worked really well and given it that golden yellow tone which the references show.
    So quite happy with it now.

    More to follow after some housekeeping on the desk

    cheers
  20. montythefirst Well-Known Member

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    After some desk reorganising yesterday wanted to get cracking today.............

    I laid another glaze of Vallejo Tan Yellow over the regimental facings just as a final highlight.

    I added Stitching effect to the piping and buttonholes on the rear of the jacket using small lines of Game Colour Charred Brown and Game Colour Scarlet.

    The officers sash was first highlighted using Game Colour Scarlet, Then Second highlight was applied using Vallejo Carmine Red. The final highlight was applied using a mix of a drop of Vallejo Salmon Rose Pink and Vallejo Red.

    The Officers Wings have areas of Red fabric as well as Silver Lace so These red pieces were base coated using Game Colour Scarlet. These were then given a Shadow wash using a thinned mix of Vallejo Dark Red and Game Colour Charred Brown.

    My final act before the school run was to pick out the seems using Game Colour Charred Brown.


    Sorry There weren't more step by step pictures but my wife had hidden (oops sorry Tidied) the camera away. So didn't find till tonight.

    More pics to follow...
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