Painting a red head!
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squig hunter
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GW\'s terracotta is a good base then I guess add orange and yello and glaze to your hearts content.
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lizcam
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Originally posted by matty1001
Im trying to paint red hair, but unfortunately can\'t figure out a good way to do it.
Im looking for a brownish reddy shade (as opposed to slayer ginger) for a female model, so quite soft tones if possible.
Any help would be great thanks
If you want a chestnut color start with a very dark red and wask with a very thinned down brown. Then do your regular progression thru terra cotta but make sure you end with a tan instead of an orangey yellow or it will look too brassy
Think as though you\'re doing a light brown colour and glaze as mentioned.
You can highlight all the way up to bleached bone for lighter reds (Strawberry blondes)
And shade way down to scorched brown for a more auburn colour.
Remember to make the flesh slightly paler than usual and if you want extra cuteness - FRECKLES!
You can highlight all the way up to bleached bone for lighter reds (Strawberry blondes)
And shade way down to scorched brown for a more auburn colour.
Remember to make the flesh slightly paler than usual and if you want extra cuteness - FRECKLES!
Now those are good sturdy, child-bearin\' hips!
She could fire \'em out like howitzer shells
I\'d have quite dark under the rim of the hat (Well duh) and then medium tone whatever tone u want, and then streak a few lighters tones in - with top highlights on the very tips and edges.
She could fire \'em out like howitzer shells
I\'d have quite dark under the rim of the hat (Well duh
) and then medium tone whatever tone u want, and then streak a few lighters tones in - with top highlights on the very tips and edges.
vincegamer
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GW vermin brown.
Brown ink wash
highlight with VB/yellow mix.
Very small drybrush of metallic gold.
Brown ink wash
highlight with VB/yellow mix.
Very small drybrush of metallic gold.
vincegamer
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I can\'t find where I read that a long time ago, but it really picks it up. Notice how hair tends to reflect and shine in lots of tiny spots. This helps recreate that.
(use silver for blondes)
(use silver for blondes)
Avelorn
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The reds I used for the same mini (not posted here yet)! Short explanations to GW colours if you don\'t have the VMC\'s
VMC cavalry brown (looks like dark flesh almost)
shades: shadow grey + VMC german camo blackbrown (very dark brown less red then schorched brown)
highlights: VMC cavalry brown add bronzed flesh and then add VMC light flesh (very pale skin colour like white with a little dwarf flesh in it)
I\'ll post the results in a while!
VMC cavalry brown (looks like dark flesh almost)
shades: shadow grey + VMC german camo blackbrown (very dark brown less red then schorched brown)
highlights: VMC cavalry brown add bronzed flesh and then add VMC light flesh (very pale skin colour like white with a little dwarf flesh in it)
I\'ll post the results in a while!
Thunderhawker
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And then there is the always gorgeous Heather Carolin:
