help!

[YellaMoon]

You could use Dark Prussian Blue and Flat Black but when I used it ,it came out kind of shiny. Try Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue and Flat Black with Andrea's Prussian Blue. The Andrea blue tones down the glossiness.
Also don't be to heavy on the highlights, that dark wool doesn't reflect to much light.
RWD

 

[Einion]

Hi Gray, I'm only going by the colour charts here but try a base of Prussian Blue with a little Burnt Umber. Shadow with black, highlight by adding a little Red Beige (or one of the darker flesh colours) to the base mix, perhaps with a touch of white.

If you have problems with shine Ultramarine might dry more consistently matt, it tends to in most paints.

Einion

 

[Joe Hudson]

Gray,

What I have used and I think that Jason has also Andrea Prussian blue and a touch of V/flat black and then some dark blue grey. The just go up and down with the shadows using more of the dark blue grey and the black. Here are a few examples of what they look like.

Joe

 

[Joe Hudson]

a better picture

 

[garyjd]

Joe, I do not think I've seen that figure before. He's really neat, you do not see medical corps figures often.~Gary

 

[Joe Hudson]

Hey Gary,

I did the same figure and made them both medical officers, one Union and the other one Confederate. I hope Gray does not mind but here is a picture of the two of them.

Joe

 

[Automata]

Just a little Andrea Prussian Blue will flatten the Vallejo dark blues.

Another thing you can try is to add a little bit of deep orange(851) to dull out your dark prussian blue and black mix. This will make the color a bit more subdued without making it too light.

Barry

 

[John Long]

I use oils, but I would definitely outline in black. The dark blue coat is almost black anyway, so the shadows will be nearly black in real life.

 

[Luis R.]

A good mix is Vallejo 966 Turquoise+black. You get a rich dark blue that won't shine when wet.

Or you can try any of the suggested mixes adding a drop of Tamiya Flat Base to keep them flat, though it makes the mix less liquid and hard to work with. Make sure the Flat Base you use is a new one. Old bottles will make a white outline appear around brush strokes.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by ColoradoMiniatures@Jul 1 2004, 01:43 AM
i tried Prussian Blue (965) and Burnt Umber (941) at a ratio of about 5:1 and didn't like the color. it was a sort of dark-medium bluish grey. the color would probably look right as camo on a modern jet fighter...

Use less brown then, like maybe half this amount But given the colour I think you have in your mind's eye using black might be better, add a tiny amount of white if it's too dark.

As long as you don't highlight with white alone (the highlights will be too blue) this colour should work fine; and keep them to a minimum, even the best-quality uniforms were generally not strictly blue, but very dark blue-greys. Regardless of scale I would use straight black for the shadows - that's how they appear from a few feet away.

Don't forget to give Ultramarine a shot too if you have it.

Einion