question about mig pigments on figures

[Chris Kelm]

I'm doing the final touches on my 1/10th bust of a us marine during Vietnam. I would like to know, what colors to use to weather his flak vest? I have from mig Vietnam earth (P031) but it seems a little to red to just have his vest dusty. I did see the pigment light dust (P027) would that work for the look I'm going for? Can you mix them to get a lighter shade of the Vietnam earth color? The reason I'm asking is that every time you see color photos of the war their vest are so dusty in a light grayish color. Any suggestions?
Thank you
Chris

 

[kagemusha]

My personal suggestion would be to ignore what AK call the different pigments.....go with how you feel it should look....use reference pics etc.
You can intermix pigments...to a lesser degree than other mediums....
My personal preference is pastels.....you can buy a reasonable set of colours for far less than a range of pigments....

Ron

 

[theBaron]

I'll second Ron's suggestion. I don't even use commercially prepared pigments. I have a set of chalks in a range of earth tones, from a very faintly brownish yellow to a dark brown, and several in between, as well as black. I grind 'em myself and just eyeball the colors. Trust your eye, over the label.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Eludia]

Another vote for pastels o/

You can pick them up in art shops for a fraction of the price and with a much wider range of colours. Soft pastels are what to look for. Scrape a scalpel blade along the side et voila...pigment

http://www.jacksonsart.com/Art_Depa...Soft_Pastels/c2129_2128_2254_11280/index.html

Billy

 

[Eludia]

Video tutorial: