undercoat suggetsions for oils?

[godfather]

I like to undercoat the object I am going to paint in acrylics then paint with oils. The technique i find that gives me good results is to paint a lighter acrylic colour than the base oil colour then stippling the paint off so that the undercoat shows through and even provides highlights. Those of you that are familiar with Hardy's work know what I am talking about. Anyways I would like to paint the bridle and other straps on a horse a dark blood red oil colour. What would your suggestions be for an undercoat that will provide an appearance of worn red leather after stippling and removing some of the oil paint?

 

[Meehan34]

I don't know if you have the andrea flesh set or not but the darkest shadow color in that set is a reddish brown and perfect for leathers. I use this color as my base coat for most of my leather. I am not sure if it is available outside the set or not.

 

[TWOMOONS]

I was just wondering...this Andrea flesh paint set costs about $27.00 (that's without postage); and it has four bottles of paint in it ? Do I have that correct?

 

[Meehan34]

It has six bottles in the set, it is pricey but I have found that the colors work in all areas of the figure. The lightest light I use for the eye color and the shadow shades work well for all leathers. Of course I use any paint I can get my hands on so I find a use where there probably shouldnt be one. Just the way I do it.

 

[Einion]

Anyways I would like to paint the bridle and other straps on a horse a dark blood red oil colour. What would your suggestions be for an undercoat that will provide an appearance of worn red leather after stippling and removing some of the oil paint?

Other than the fact that we tend to overdo the worn leather thing in the hobby and should really rein it in a bit I don't think this will work in the way you intend. But the obvious colour to first try is a natural leather colour.

The reason I don't think it'll work technically is that the dark red you're going to apply will likely stain the basecoat so it won't end up being the right colour if it started that way (although scraping back with a toothpick might help) so a beige or sand colour might be worth trying instead. Regardless of whether this method achieves the right effect in one go it's a good start, then just need to apply a bit of a leather colour to the edges to complete the effect once the red has dried.

Einion With apologies for the unavoidable pun in the first sentence.

 

[brian]

Paint with Humbrol 93 or 63 then use Burnt sienna oil and a touch of black for shading.
Brian