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Offline Argonor

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How to paint a palm tree?
« on: July 13, 2006, 07:29:32 PM »
This topic might as well have been placed under Pulp, but:

Does anyone out there have a good guide as to which colours to use on the trunk of a palm tree? I'm looking for a middle-eastern/north african look - and we haven't got many palm trees in denmark ;-)
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Offline Driscoles

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How to paint a palm tree?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2006, 08:28:38 AM »
and we haven't got many palm trees in denmark


There are plenty of them at IKEA   :)
Sweden is close.....



Well actually this is not Sweden...I googled and found this pic as a first hit.
The trunk looks like a sand colour. I would brush the trunk in a dark brown and  highlight  it with softer browns. The final highlights would be Valejo 976 BUFF and  Bleached Bone.
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Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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How to paint a palm tree?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2006, 10:08:04 AM »
Yep, I would suggest that too, darker brown up to ochre/sand colours

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How to paint a palm tree?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2006, 05:42:08 PM »
Thanks!

I had vague idea of something like that - I just had my doubts after seing some painted trees on the web, which seem more white/greyish in he finish. Perhaps they are more like the palm trees of SE Asia and the Pacific area? Maybe I should just listen to my own signature and get painting..  :)

Offline Etranger

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How to paint a palm tree?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2006, 01:45:41 AM »
The ones outside my window are a mid-gray colour, some with sandy patches & often a hint of green. I'd paint them gray with a light glaze of green over them. The only yellowish parts are the more recently dead leaves/branches.
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