Buckskin

[Johan]

... Well the question is simple - how do you people paint buckskin on your Native American and trapper figures ? I'm looking for a good method using either Vallejo's or oil paints.

Thanks,

Johan

 

[John Long]

I undercoat with vallejo yellow ochre. Then I use an oil pallette that includes Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, and Naples yellow. This is about as scientific as I get. I make a mix of those three for a base and add burnt umber to shade and add naples yellow to highlight.

 

[Johan]

Thanks, John ! I took notes !

Johan

 

[PJ Deluhery]

If you are using oils, yellow ocher is also a good base to start from. Haven't done buckskins in a while, but I think I used naples yellow and white for highlights and mars brown for the shadows.

Happy Painting.

 

[trooper]

This question is for John; when you have mixed your oils for buckskin, do you do the shading and highlighting wet, or do you allow the base to dry then applying shande and highlights. I took notes as well.

 

[quang]

I use the same mixes as John's although I'd throw in some raw umber or dark green or violet to 'cool off' the warm browns.

Keep in mind that buckskin comes in a wide variety of shades ranging from yellow gray to dark sepia depending on the nature of the skin, the tanning and the state (new or old). Juxtaposing the different shades on the same figure always makes a pleasing composition and draws additional interest.

James: to answer your question, painting buckskin is easiest (and most indicated) with oils used wet-on-wet for the shading/highlighting. You can always adjust the final appearance by adding subtle contrasting touches after the oils dry up.

HTH

Q.

 

[daredevil]

I got a cool little figure from Nemrod of an Eskimo in a kayak & was wondering how to do the 'skin' clothing justice--this tip was just the ticket!
--linda

 

[Mike McGregor]

I'm going to be using some of these tips for the Nimrod Huron I'm doing...

Thanks...

 

[Johan]

Originally posted by daredevil@Mar 3 2005, 10:26 PM
I got a cool little figure from Nemrod of an Eskimo in a kayak & was wondering how to do the 'skin' clothing justice--this tip was just the ticket!
--linda

Linda, that sounds interesting ; I once saw a vignette of such an eskimo in a kayak, as I recall the polar sea water was well done, and there was even a section of ice with a Polar bear. That Polar bear was the one from Britains Ltd., it is 54mm scale and rather well sculpted for a toy; the modeller had just repainted it though in more accurate colours.

I liked it very much, and still remember that vignette, though I never knew who was the modeller. Well, perhaps you will feel inspired now to do something similar ??

 

[Pauls]

have look at my painting of the indian and i will email you how i did it if it intrests
you i started with bleached bone then mars brown and burt humber let us know will send details as i have it wrote down in work shop all the best paul