Colors for sheepskin collar needed

[Mongo Mel]

Hello all,
As usual, I haven't had much to contribute to the site lately.
Just here to take and take :lol:
I'm still working on my Adolph Galland bust and I need help with the sheepskin collar on his leather flight jacket. What would be good colors to use to paint it?
I think either making it look "white" or more of a golden yellow would look good.
I've tried several different mixes with no luck so...back into the old stripper the body went.
I appreciate any help that you folks can give me.
Thanks,
Craig

 

[Grizzly]

Hi Craig,

I did a pilot fig not too long ago for a airplane modeler and i used Floquil antique white with a brown wash and then highlight with reefer white also by floquil,it came out pretty nice. Just my 2 cents

Thomas

 

[John Long]

This is how I'd go about it. Undercoat with an off-white, like Vallejo Stone Gray. Let dry and apply a thick wash of sepia oils. Go over the whole thing with a stippling of unbleached titanium. Pick out the highlights using titanium white. If the collar is pretty well textured, this should work.

 

[KeithP]

Also, may be you are already doing this but stipple application might help,too.

Keith

 

[Mongo Mel]

Hi guys,
Thanks for the feedback. What I've tried is close to what you've suggested. It's probably just how I went about doing it. I had painted it with sepia and then wet blended it with Liquitex Parchment I'm working with oil paints here). But I'm pretty sure I didn't try using the unbleached titanium (it's pretty new to my paint box and I don't think of right away ).
I'm thinking that I can basecoat it with my Liquitex Parchment first and then do the wash and stippling after it dries.
I'll give your ideas a try this weekend and let you know how it works.

John, when you said to stipple the whole thing with the unbleached titanium, do you mean a heavy coating or a light one? I'd think a light one but wouldn't this be pretty much the same thing as drybrushing then? As you can tell, I'm a little confused here .

Thanks again,
Craig

 

[John Long]

Craig,

A light coating, but heavier than a drybrush. It sounds like you're doing it the way I would. Let us see the result when you're done.