"new post with french arty on my blog" Topic
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| joaquin99 | 20 Feb 2015 8:40 a.m. PST |
Hi guys, I´ve just posted a new article in my blog. Hope you enjoy it! |
| Col Blancard | 20 Feb 2015 8:50 a.m. PST |
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 deadhead  | 20 Feb 2015 8:53 a.m. PST |
now you have us wondering. Good advertising!!!! |
| joaquin99 | 20 Feb 2015 9:19 a.m. PST |
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| Duc de Brouilly | 20 Feb 2015 10:06 a.m. PST |
Very nice. Could I ask what colours you used for the base? |
| deadhead | 20 Feb 2015 10:39 a.m. PST |
What an interesting variety of manufacturers as well. The base is a great colour but I am more interested in the legendary French Artillery green. Just finished a Westfalia artillery scene and noticed an unpainted ammo ready use box. Found a Vallejo Russian Uniform Green that I had forgotten I had….and recalled someone (bless him!) as suggesting it. Snag now is the rest of the stuff, the caisson and limber look lurid green next to it. Great painting. What colour is your woodwork?…it does work well. |
| joaquin99 | 20 Feb 2015 11:42 a.m. PST |
The base is very simple. Instead of my usual Vallejo's, for the soil I use Americana's paints: first Terracotta (I mix it with a good amount of water, as you need it to spread well and cover everything), and then semi-drybrushing with Beige. It's not really drybrushing, more like "wet-brushing", as you don't need to worry much about the quantity: what matters is the nice contrast it creates. The green is unpainted, just the typical artificial grass (it's very important to use one bag with a mix of colours, otherwise it looks artificial :-) As for the french olive green, it's more complicated: I'll have to check my notes when I get home. What I am really proud now is about my new "dark blue" formula. The pictures don't make it justice: you wouldn't
believe the feeling of depth it gives :-) |
| Duc de Brouilly | 20 Feb 2015 3:46 p.m. PST |
What I am really proud now is about my new "dark blue" formula. Is it a secret formula?  |
| joaquin99 | 20 Feb 2015 8:53 p.m. PST |
The base is very simple. Instead of my usual Vallejo's, for the soil I use Americana's paints: first Terracotta (I mix it with a good amount of water, as you need it to spread well and cover everything), and then semi-drybrushing with Beige. It's not really drybrushing, more like "wet-brushing", as you don't need to worry much about the quantity: what matters is the nice contrast it creates. The green is unpainted, just the typical artificial grass (it's very important to use one bag with a mix of colours, otherwise it looks artificial :-) As for the french olive green, it's more complicated: I'll have to check my notes when I get home. What I am really proud now is about my new "dark blue" formula. The pictures don't make it justice: you wouldn't
believe the feeling of depth it gives :-) |
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