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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: screwgunner on October 23, 2015, 09:25:37 PM

Title: WSS Austrians; Paint suggestion for Pearl-gray
Post by: screwgunner on October 23, 2015, 09:25:37 PM

Have begun a project to add an Austrian group to my WSS armies. Wondering if there is a paint shade that matches the "pearl-gray" you read about in uniform coat descriptions. Thanks ;)

Title: Re: WSS Austrians; Paint suggestion for Pearl-gray
Post by: julesav on October 24, 2015, 10:38:44 AM

Hi screwgunner. I painted my 15mm Austrians by dry brushing them white over a dark grey base colour. Then I painted the crossbelts with a second layer of white to make them lighter/brighter than the uniform.

Title: Re: WSS Austrians; Paint suggestion for Pearl-gray
Post by: Emir of Askaristan on October 24, 2015, 10:42:58 AM

White undercoat.
Thin black wash
Thin white for uniforms. Almost a dry brush.
Ivory for straps etc

Title: Re: WSS Austrians; Paint suggestion for Pearl-gray
Post by: screwgunner on October 24, 2015, 01:52:48 PM

Thank you everyone. Will try the drybrushing technique.

Title: Re: WSS Austrians; Paint suggestion for Pearl-gray
Post by: Mad Doc Morris on October 24, 2015, 03:50:03 PM

Quote from: Emir of Askaristan on October 24, 2015, 10:42:58 AM

White undercoat.
Thin black wash
Thin white for uniforms. Almost a dry brush.
Ivory for straps etc

From owning a few such items pipeclay seems to give a much purer white in comparison to 'white', essentially undyed and thus rather off-white wool, which Austrian (and many other 18th century) uniforms were made of. Bleaching as well as wear and tear might alter the uniform colours, but leather was regularly re-whitened.
So I would paint it the other way around or at least use the same tones.