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Post by razhburz on Nov 10, 2007 16:42:49 GMT
Hello fellow painters. do you have any tips on how to paint red beard/hair? I am painting a Dwarf From olleys armies and wanted to go for a redish beard, but it get too orange so to speak and doesn't look very natural. here is a small pic of what it looks like now:  please help me with this one! Cheers, Andre PS the eyes ain't finished yet  |
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Post by chemicalcaveman on Nov 10, 2007 16:48:42 GMT
For dark red/aubrun hair, I normally go with a dark red such as red gore and then give it a wash of flesh wash. A quick rehighlight with your orginal colour and I find it gives a natural red hair colour.
I don't know if thats what you were looking for though.
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Post by bruenor on Nov 10, 2007 16:56:53 GMT
I tend to go with Goblin green washed with Purple ink unthinned, and highlight with Scaly Green and Bad Moon Yellow.  This joke was sponsered by Christicles. |
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Post by razhburz on Nov 10, 2007 17:01:20 GMT
 thanks for your replies  I think I will try Vinny's method. |
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Post by bruenor on Nov 10, 2007 17:07:54 GMT
I am a bit colourblind tho.
Best thing to do is look at real hair, is it really orange?
Only really bad ginna's are really orange, most red heads are a redish brown, and I'm sure you have one of those in your paint range.
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Post by razhburz on Nov 10, 2007 17:14:35 GMT
yeah thats what I realized after a while. i have never, ever seen a dude with orange hair, its those GW 'eavy metal dwarves who cunfuse me redish brown... hmm I have dark flesh, scab red etc. you think they will do i I mix and so on? what should I highlight with? adding red? or something like bleach bone? I have never painted red hair before so please excuse my noOb questions |
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Post by bruenor on Nov 10, 2007 17:27:12 GMT
How about Vermin brown?
Don't mind helping out, but sometimes it's better to test things out on a bit of scrap paper to see what works, that way once it's done, you don't have to thank anyone for help.
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Post by razhburz on Nov 10, 2007 17:28:54 GMT
yeah that might work I got that one, used it once or twice. many thanks Bru  |
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Post by zapoteke on Nov 12, 2007 16:56:17 GMT
I've learned that when u do blond hair you should put a tiny little bit of green in it (not a joke).. maybe a glaze or 2. that I think can be done with the orange/yellowish beard too...
just be sure not to put too much of the green in it otherwise it will look funny
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Post by razhburz on Nov 12, 2007 17:02:16 GMT
Green? never tried that before, i'll give a go sometime |
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