"Horse Colors + Patterns" Topic
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11 Apr 2019 3:17 a.m. PST
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| Tango01 | 10 Apr 2019 10:10 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest for painting guide? link
Amicalement
Armand
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| Colbourne66 | 11 Apr 2019 1:15 a.m. PST |
yes, useful thanks. I am terrible at painting horses, but this gives me some useful guidelines. |
 deadhead  | 11 Apr 2019 2:44 a.m. PST |
Very much so. Most of us will just stick to bays, chestnuts, greys and blacks (as indeed did most European cavalry of that era) with the occasional white sock and face markings on all. I have saved several such charts, but find it more useful to seek out photos of individual breeds, as these charts generally are not of a resolution to allow enlargement.
What would be so useful would be a database of horse breeds used by different countries/units and colours favoured. I fully realise that, by 1813 the idea that the first squadron was all one colour and the second another is nonsense.
But a good find and I have saved it….. many thanks (grin)
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| Extrabio1947 | 11 Apr 2019 6:30 a.m. PST |
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| ScoutJock | 11 Apr 2019 7:06 a.m. PST |
What would be even more helpful is a chart showing that bay is replicated by Vallejo model color xxx or 20% Humbol xx + 80% Humbol xx for example. |
| Tango01 | 11 Apr 2019 12:11 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed them my friends!. (smile) Mon cher ami deadhead…quelque chose comme cela? link link link link link link link
Hope you enjoy!.
Amicalement
Armand
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| Dagwood | 12 Apr 2019 10:47 a.m. PST |
I found that bay is well represented by "Coat d'Arms" bay, and chestnut by "Coat d'Arms" chestnut, and so on. I believe they are still available ! |
| Dagwood | 12 Apr 2019 10:52 a.m. PST |
I think a lot of more colourful horses are "modern" breeds so that keeping to bays, chestnuts and duns is reasonable until, say 1800's America. Having said that, I have just received some second-hand Egyptian chariots and some of the horses have been painted white with small black spots, which seemed realistic to me…. |
| von Schwartz | 22 Apr 2019 6:38 p.m. PST |
Hell, I just look out my back door and there are just about all the colors mentioned as well as various markings. |
 etotheipi  | 24 Apr 2019 6:42 a.m. PST |
You mean all horses aren't chestnut brown with black mane, eyes, and hooves? |
| von Schwartz | 24 Apr 2019 6:27 p.m. PST |
I think eto needs to expand his color palette. |
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