Finally finding some time to make some more progress on the figure.
I've added the pouch and tried to make it look very scuffed, after seeing one similar in my of my reference books.
I used Scale 75 black leather as a basecoat, followed by some subtle highlights by adding some birch to the black.
Thin layers of Vallejo black was then built up over the pouch before adding the scuff marks with Orange leather.
The next step was to make a start on the trousers, and I wanted to give the impression of ground in dirt.
I've used three different shades of grey getting lighter towards the bottom.
To the Brown Grey shade I added a little Vallejo Chocolate brown, and varying the strength of shadows as I progressed.
Moving on to the highlights, I began with Rainy Grey, again with a little Chocolate brown and then some Thar Brown to lighten.
I experimented with the application, by gradually applying short streaks to build up the highlights rather than painting them in one go.
This seem to work well for me, and its something I'll try and the method develope further.
The next step will be to weather the trousers a bit more once the shoes have been painted.
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Malc
