painting red hair

[godfather]

Any suggestions on how to paint red hair in oils. i know that thee are different shades but I am looking for a shade that would be appropriate for a Knights templar. Also what acrylic base coat would I use? Hopefully this is not to vague.

 

[godfather]

Any help out there?

 

[gothicgeek]

hi!

never painted red hair but if you look on wiki there are a couple of classical paintings of red heads......

i would use a very dark red as a base like GW scorched brown and then work the color up with burnt sienna, orange and a dab of burnt umber

good luck and hope that helps a bit

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Red hair

Hi to the godfather
I have a reference at home for painting red hair, in oils. I'll post it tomorrow, as it lists references of oils & brand names. that should let you cross compare to your own palette.

cheers

 

[godfather]

thanks!

 

[Jamie Stokes]

OK, from the files..

Hi Godfather,

the references I have here are for Winsor & Newton. While not for a Templar figure specifically, hope this acts as a start point & guide, not a fixed reference. adjust the recipe to your own needs & desired results.

the website for them is here
http://www.winsornewton.com/

Ok, with the thought that most red hair is combination of orange - yellows for highlights to warm dark browns in the shadows, here is what I managed to work out.

Base colour: Cadmium Orange 089 + Burnt Sienna 074, maybe add a dash of Terra Rosa 635 for warmth.

Highlights - Yellow Ochre 744, maybe also Yellow Deep 731 for upper end highlights.

Shadows - more Burnt Sienna to base color, perhaps Brown Madder 056 if you want to push the shadow effects. Depending on the figures scale, Brown Madder may be overkill......

Hope this helps. Currently I'm an acrylic guy, but the above is what I would do in a similar position.

Reference used; Painting Female Miniatures, Andrea Press.

cheers

 

[godfather]

very useful thanks.

 

[alamac]

I find Burnt Sienna and Cadmium Yellow Hue works quiet well ,have a play with it until you get the required colour and shade.Good Luck
Cheers
Alan

 

[Brad S]

I used a little different mix - Acrylics - Base - English uniform / Shadows - start adding hull red increasing for more shadow / Highlight - light orange / Could use some sort of yellow for a high highlight if needed.

Brad Spelts