"Matching Existing Paint Jobs" Topic

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a professional painter (preferably in the US) who is very good at matching historical paint jobs (mainly for 15mm figures)?

I have several historical units that I'd like to expand and I need someone who can match the existing paint jobs. The units range from Ancients up through the 19th Cen.

Thanks.

Just a suggestion – if the basing is the same you tend not to notice differences with the figures.

I've been an indexer and an editor for over 25 years. I'm afraid I tend to notice minute details.

I've had Col. Winkys service match paint and style on partial units. He's pretty good at it he advertises here.

To match existing historical units we need some samples…but based in Italy

Chortle is right, same basing helps.

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Sell existing partial unit, get the whole unit painted, what you may lose in funds, you'll gain in the satisfaction not noting minute irregularities.

I say this with no snark, but do you think that troops or the colors of their uniforms ever matched exactly? Especially "Ancients?"

Perhaps it might be possible to introduce new figures that are close, if not a perfect match, then intermingle them with the ones you already have.

I don't think the uniforms are the problem here: I'd be more concerned with skin tones, leather, wood etc. – i.e. same materials to be painted the same way.
Also, there are as many painting styles as there are painters – so shading/highlighting might differ to. And there are only a few painters who know how to imitate other person's style.

Skin tones vary greatly, even among a seriously homogenous society like Japan. I've seen skin tones from 'Halle Berry' to 'peaches&cream' in the same classroom.

I'd be more concerned about the painting style matching than the colors.