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Title: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: ErikB on 15 February 2014, 07:55:04 PM: I've been painting minis for more than 10 years but I am just not satisfied with my ability to paint white cloth.

Does anyone have any good recipes? Especially with vallejo paints?

I used to use the GW combination of: scorched brown, beast brown, snakebite, bleached bone, and a light dusting of white, but that's to many layers and I'm tired of GW products, though this worked well on the highly detailed GW minis.

Now I am painting smoother layers of clothing (like Foundry Baluchis) and I need a smarter way to do this.

Khaki, khaki highlight, white is not giving me what I want. Using washes is alright but they are never quite the same color as the paints I am using, so it looks a little off.

I'd like to achieve that "just right" look that Foundry shows:
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/files/cache/28ee3bb206c9b3003719515c555f8bd3_f7293.jpg
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/files/cache/d3d5e739123d446ec40611544452a0a1_f7291.jpg

And that Fireforge has achieved with their Templars:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Templar-Infantry-1.jpg

Anyone have a recipe they like a lot?

Thanks, and Danke!
Title: Re: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: Orctrader on 15 February 2014, 08:23:12 PM: If this white is what you're after...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/orctrader/Pulp/Swami-Origami.jpg)

I used the CDA White Triad.

231 Mid Grey
211 Light Grey
101 White

just three layers.

And here again

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/orctrader/Mythology/Jinn.jpg)

Though with intermixing so the layers had smoother transitions. Still just those three paints.

I have had the same effect with Vallejo paints - don't recall the names. Essentially though you simple select a "mid grey" then a light grey - not too blue - and pure white for the highlights.
Title: Re: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: ErikB on 15 February 2014, 08:38:12 PM: Ooooooohhhh, very nice! That's a GREAT cold white! I'll take notes on that.

How about for warm whites, like guys who originally had white cloth but it got dusty over time?
Title: Re: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: Atheling on 16 February 2014, 08:46:08 AM: It really depends on how white you want the clothing to be- I noticed that you said white-ish so I'd go with a recipe of something like this:

Base- Vallejo Iraqui Sand
Mid- Vallejo Iraqui Sand & Vallejo Ivory
Highlight- Vallejo Ivory
Highlight- Vallejo Off White
Highlight- Vallejo White (used exceptionally sparingly and only on the 'highest' of detail)

It's a great combination and gives a real lived in look.

Hope that this is of help?

Darrell.
Title: Re: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: ErikB on 16 February 2014, 05:43:45 PM: Wonderful. I'll try that this week on my Baluchis! I think I have those colors, too.
Title: Re: Good technique for painting white(ish) clothing?
Post by: Atheling on 16 February 2014, 06:37:35 PM: Quote from: ErikB on 16 February 2014, 05:43:45 PM
Wonderful. I'll try that this week on my Baluchis! I think I have those colors, too.

Glad to be of help- please post up the results :)

Darrell.