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The temptation with the hair on this model is to highlight each curl or lock of hair down its entire length. I think this would be a mistake. Looking at photos of dark hair, the highlights are clustered in specific places, and the hair is largely left dark. So I tried to get away from using the more tempting "sculptural light" effect, and use a more realistic placement of highlights only at the crest of the hair at the hairline, and a few key spots as it sweeps back over the elf's shoulder.
- Basecoat:
- Black
- Layer:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC Dark Grey
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC Dark Grey + GW Fortress Grey
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC Flat Brown
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC Flat Brown + GW Fortress Grey
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC USA Tan Earth
- Highlights:
- VMC German Camo Black Brown + VMC USA Tan Earth + GW Fortress Gray
Subtlety and many colors were the keys.