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EvilGinger
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by EvilGinger » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:25 am
I have finished blocking in the unit of French militia I am doing for the painting competition except for one thing I have no idea what colour to do the officers sashes & whilst they are a made up unit I am assuming that the officers at least would attempt to ape the appearance of the regulars. The only problem is I believe these would have been white & white on mucky silver grey gives very little contrast.
suggestions please chaps
Ginger
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by goat major » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:20 am
i can't offer any historical advice since i dont know what i'm talking about
but i had to do similar recently. I made the sashes white and they did stand out reasonably well - but you have to make the grey quite grey and the white quite white. Does that make sense ? maybe (since these are militia) make the coats weathered and muddy and the sashes brilliant persil clean ?
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j1mwallace
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by j1mwallace » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:19 pm
mainly white sashes. You'd be surprised how they stand out even against other whites
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Arthur
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by Arthur » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:41 pm
Historical answer : white sashes for the lot, yes.
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EvilGinger
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by EvilGinger » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:29 pm
Groan, but there it is I paint them white and give them a good dry brush of white after I have done all the weathering
many thanks
Ginger
