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Title: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Blue in vt on May 02, 2012, 05:15:36 PM

Hey guys...I need a little advice on how to paint specific components of some fancy officers coats for my LPL round 10 entry.

If you were painting a coat like this:

(http://www.broadwaycostumes.com/images/rentals/h2110-zoom.jpg)

Would you paint the epaulettes and button hole decoration Metallic Gold...or Yellow?

Thanks

Blue

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 02, 2012, 05:25:20 PM

I'm not a pro by any stretch of the imagination but I would go with yellow as metallics at this scale, especially on smaller items, can look wrong and I'm sure you'll do a grand job on the yellow  :)

cheers

James

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: joekano on May 02, 2012, 05:44:02 PM

I usually go yellow with a metallic highlight

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Heldrak on May 02, 2012, 07:49:00 PM

I did the braid on my Zulu officer's coats in a non-metallic metal yellow:

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/Heldrak/LPLV/LPLV6/

Not as flouncy, but may be relevant from a color-match standpoint...

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: abu iskander on May 02, 2012, 08:03:48 PM

If you want flouncy, you could try this:

Base: Gold + any Dark Brown 1:1
Mid:   Gold
Highlight: Gold + Silver

I used a similar formula on one of my gentlemen in this week's LPL, so you can see if it's to your liking there.

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Orctrader on May 02, 2012, 08:15:22 PM

I never use metallics for such things, but NMM - as with the Colonels buttons, watch chain, etc.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/orctrader/General/ColonelM.jpg)

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Blue in vt on May 02, 2012, 08:32:37 PM

Great guys...thanks for the suggestions...perhaps I'll try a couple of options.  NMM is something I've never temped before but perhaps this is a good chance to try as the surface is so small.

Cheers,

Blue

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Laughing Ferret on May 02, 2012, 08:34:08 PM

I'd stick to non metallic paint.

That kind of thin shiny material, or lame (the fabric not a slur   lol   ) I don't think translates well as metallic paint.  
More likely people will interpret it as actual brass metal buckles and brads on the coat which wouldn't be what you'd want.

Title: Re: Need some painting advice...18th century officers coat
Post by: Captain Blood on May 02, 2012, 08:36:39 PM

Quote from: abu iskander on May 02, 2012, 08:03:48 PM

If you want flouncy, you could try this:

Base: Gold + any Dark Brown 1:1
Mid:   Gold
Highlight: Gold + Silver

I used a similar formula on one of my gentlemen in this week's LPL, so you can see if it's to your liking there.

This.

My approach exactly  :)