steve j
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hi guys anyone got a oil mix for ww2 raf uniform blue
RAF blue
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Einion
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Do you have a reference you're working towards? Like most uniform colours there was a fair bit of variation and if you have a specific target in mind there are good and bad choices to work with.
In general for darkish blues I like to recommend starting with any version of French Ultramarine because it will help ensure matt drying. Add a little Burnt Umber* to dull it down, then mix in as much white as needed. This is a good basic mix for blue uniforms and can be tweaked as needed in any direction you want - more greenish, more violet, more vivid, each only requires a touch of one additional colour.
*Including some umber also helps with a matt finish and should aid drying if you're not using any kind of heating to speed this up.
Einion
In general for darkish blues I like to recommend starting with any version of French Ultramarine because it will help ensure matt drying. Add a little Burnt Umber* to dull it down, then mix in as much white as needed. This is a good basic mix for blue uniforms and can be tweaked as needed in any direction you want - more greenish, more violet, more vivid, each only requires a touch of one additional colour.
*Including some umber also helps with a matt finish and should aid drying if you're not using any kind of heating to speed this up.
Einion
John Bowery
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Steve,
"The RAF mix I used was from a canadian friend Brian Wildfong and I added to his base mix to suit my taste. Again all oils are Windsor Newton.
The blue mix was Lamp black plus titanium white mixed to give a warm grey then some French Ultramarine blue added to taste. I also added some ultramarine violet to give it a hint of violet as per the osprey book illustrations.
Lamp black and a little Sepia added for the shadows and some and French ultramarine blue added for the lights and a hint of white if needed. I tried to keep the overall blue as a dark blue and yet still get the shadows and highlights without going to a lighter blue overall. This was hard to do."
The figure is in my "V Bench"
Hope that this helps.
Cheers and hope to see your figure soon.
John
"The RAF mix I used was from a canadian friend Brian Wildfong and I added to his base mix to suit my taste. Again all oils are Windsor Newton.
The blue mix was Lamp black plus titanium white mixed to give a warm grey then some French Ultramarine blue added to taste. I also added some ultramarine violet to give it a hint of violet as per the osprey book illustrations.
Lamp black and a little Sepia added for the shadows and some and French ultramarine blue added for the lights and a hint of white if needed. I tried to keep the overall blue as a dark blue and yet still get the shadows and highlights without going to a lighter blue overall. This was hard to do."
The figure is in my "V Bench"
Hope that this helps.
Cheers and hope to see your figure soon.
John
steve j
Active Member
thanks guys be trying them soon
