| Korvessa | 19 Jun 2022 9:53 p.m. PST |
I just love them. Here is an example:
Some day I hope to be able to find a paint color that does it justice |
BillyNM  | 19 Jun 2022 10:23 p.m. PST |
An undercoat of rich red that is allowed to show through will work nicely. |
| clibinarium | 20 Jun 2022 3:18 a.m. PST |
The Metal Mountian blog has a post where an oil wipe is used to get a great result with this shade of red-brown. link |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 20 Jun 2022 4:41 a.m. PST |
I've used the Foundry Conker Brown Triad for this color horse. It's more red than the online palette shows. |
| Extrabio1947 | 20 Jun 2022 5:10 a.m. PST |
It's not just the color, it's the sheen of the coat. |
| Thresher01 | 20 Jun 2022 6:51 a.m. PST |
Use a satin finish over the paint. |
 ColCampbell | 20 Jun 2022 6:57 a.m. PST |
I use Craft Smart acrylic color called Brick Red #23618. It gives a good "bay" horse color. Jim |
| bobspruster | 20 Jun 2022 8:06 a.m. PST |
IIRC, Ceramcoat makes a color called candy bar brown that is just about perfect. |
| Hlaven | 20 Jun 2022 8:08 a.m. PST |
Agree with Thresher01.
Whatever you end up with; a coat of satin finish is a must. |
| Shagnasty | 20 Jun 2022 8:34 a.m. PST |
Do they look this beautiful when they are in the field without fresh currying? A red brown bay is gorgeous. |
| Regicide1649 | 20 Jun 2022 12:28 p.m. PST |
I use acrylics for horses from Colour Party Paints – and enamels for everything else. After years of not quite being happy with my horses, CCP's range of 'horse sheens' works for me (i.e. chestnut, roan, dunn, light bay etc.). I agree with a satin varnish, of course. CCP is certainly worth a look. |
| grambo | 07 Aug 2022 9:28 a.m. PST |
What a beautiful photo (I love horses and painting them!) My go to chestnut shade is Vallejo Flat Brown with a 50/50 FB/Cavalry brown highlight. You can vary the amount of Cavalry Brown but its almost perfect for these horses. I also use satin varnish for a touch of sheen. I'm an all Vallejo man. These two 15mm horses below both started with Flat Brown base coat over black. One then got the 50/50 FB/ CB while the other got a 25/75 (roughly) FB/Japanese WW2 Uniform which might sound crazy but it's an excellent horse highlight :) Lee.
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