Tiger stripes

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Highbulp Billy

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Does anyone have any good advice (or knowledge of a previous discussion) about painting tiger stripes? I\'m working on a classic citadel ogre at the moment and, on a whim, painted his fur jacket as tiger fur. At the moment it\'s quite basic (vermin brown/snakebite leather base, chestnut/brown ink wash, highlighted by adding blazing orange then watered down chaos black for stripes) but I think it could be better. So, any experiences to share?

Many thanks,
 
Dragonsreach

Dragonsreach

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No experience of painting Tiger stripes but a though which might help.
Tiger stripes are in fact Very very very Dark Brown, so you might want to blur the edges of the black stripes with a thin overpaint of Scorched brown mixed with the tiniest amount of Black.
Then you can highlight the black stripe area with scorched brown and a touch of grey to soften the highlight and make it less harsh.

Oh and you know that I\'m gonna have to try that myself now. :D
 
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Highbulp Billy

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Thanks for the pointer. At the moment with the tiger skin jacket and big wooden club this ogre is looking too much like Fred Flinstone lol - hence the need to tone it down a bit. I did look through my 11 month son\'s books for source pictures but he only had cartoon ones which only makes things worse :rolleyes:
 
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Highbulp Billy

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Originally posted by Torn blue sky
Ah yes! The old Citadel \"Ogre Pimp\" line! Good times! :beer:
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Great, so now I\'ve got to swap the club for a silver-topped cane and find an ogre sized feathered hat lol Not to mention coverting a squad of ogre bulls to be his girls :eek:
 
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angus147258

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lol

I\'d sugest painting the orange then painting on the black/brown stripes then coming in with some white/ivory around them.

Thanks,
Jake
 
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Highbulp Billy

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Fred Flintstone in all his glory...
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Actually, so far all I\'ve painted is the skin, tiger fur and club. I\'m repainting a mini I bought off ebay but was too impatient to strip it first.

*Edit - This is now featuring in a WIP thread. I\'d be grateful for any feedback, suggestions, prompts, critique etc there ;)
 
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