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Hi Guys ,
I have on the bench a bust by Legends and Lore of General Patton , its has a mass of medals which I have all the references for but would appreciate some ideas on colour mixes in Acrylics or oils for his jacket.

Any help would be appreciated , also can anyone confirm his eye colour !!!!

Thanks in anticipation

Nap
 
napoleonpeart said:
...but would appreciate some ideas on colour mixes in Acrylics or oils for his jacket.
Any reference photos you can link to that show the colour you're aiming for? Should be easy to mix from a few basics if you want to do it 'from scratch', the simplest starting point would be something like Yellow Ochre + black.

Einion
 
... ouch ! the dreadful Olive Drab question ! :(

What is your figure wearing, the OD Wool Ike jacket, the chocolate shade officers tunic, something else ?
Lifecolor have a set of acrylics specifically for US uniforms, maybe you should give these a try ?
 
Patton

Hi Guys ,
A BIG thank you for the links and posts , its appreciated , especially about the eye colourand medals.

Johan ,
The colour I am looking at is the Chocolate Brown Officers Tunic ..any suggestions perhaps ?, I will also have a look at the Life Colour set .

Nap
 
Well here are some pictures.

The jacket would be a dark brown wool material, much darker and much more brown than the OD wool uniform for the enlisted men. I think perhaps Humbrol "brown bess" might also be a good colour also to replicate this, or as a basis to mix the right colour ...

trousers with this uniform are "pink", this is a sandy colour with pink tone... a bit like desert pink was my first thought.

I think the lifecolor set is quite good, so if you paint more WWII American soldiers, it's worth to buy both sets (there's one set with the uniform colours, and one with the webbing and equipment colours)
 

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Okay, if that left pic shows about the colour you're aiming for then a mix of Burnt Umber and a light grey might be just the ticket.

Einion
 
Pattons awards

Hi Johan and Einion ,
Many thanks for the information and picture references , it is much appreciated .

Onwards and upwards to the bench


Nap
 
Pattons Divisional Patches

Carl ,
These are the patches that Patton wore are various times , the first is the 3rd Army , the second is the "Hell on Wheels" patch of the 2nd Armored Division.


Nap
 

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