"painting white or gray hair" Topic

Hello folks,
How do you paint white or very silver gray hair? Am looking to do a Vietnam character figure based on a Gunnery Sergeant I served with. He was 41 years old and wore the standard high and tight flat top. I am using a RAFM figure to paint it. Its one from the weapons group and the flat-top is sculpted on the figure.

Any tips, suggestions or help? I am not a very good painter and working in 20mm. As always, thanks for your help.

Sam

I use a black or very dark grey base and then dry brush with white

Dark grey base, light grey drybrush, white highlights

Blue grey base, light grey drybrush, white highlights

Same as Chris Palmer.
For white
Dark grey base, light grey dry brush, white highlights.
For Grey
Dark grey base, Medium grey dry brush, light grey highlights

Ditto with wrgmr1

I use both methods on all of my 28mm SYW

Or you can keep it simple: paint white, or gray, and apply The Dip, using Tudor color (black), or Royal Walnut (dark, dirty brown), for a more weathered, in the trenches, look. Matte clear coat after the Minwax Polyshades Urethane Stain dries completely (2+ days, for air drying time). Apply The Dip to the entire figure by brushing it on, then wicking away the excess, pooling spots, with the edge of a paper towel.

The Dip will turn a simple, block paint job, into a good looking, finished figure, at arm's length. They won't win any painting competitions, but they're good enough to game with. Cheers!

Awesome!

Thank you, Gentlemen. Now…to decide which one to use!

"Or you can keep it simple: paint white, or gray" and then put in some extra highlights anyway to really add some pop and then "apply The Dip."

I use Reaper Misty Gray, then highlight with pure White.

I use an aluminium colour and wash with GW black ink, with a matt varnish it works for me!

White hair I use white, washed with GW Agrax earthshade, which, if you brush the excess off works for me as well

…as in the general here.

I have had some result with a base colour of brown or black, a dark wash and then highlight with gunmetal grey for those silver areas around the like of the temple.