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Author:  londoncalling [ Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:51 am ]
Post subject:  Painting Black Horses

Ok, ready to plunder our combined wisdom once more !

Have painted up a real stack of cavalry, and I wanted a few black horses.

How do you paint a black horse ? Stupid question ? In general I undercoat in black anyway, but there is something missing, I have added some grey highlights/drybrushing to some, but looking at pictures of black horses it still doesn't seem right.

I feel there should be a blue in there somewhere ? Any advice ?
many thanks

Author:  Bastion.HUN [ Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

Yeah, its hard. You have to use a few layers of grey, maybe some grey whit blue.

Author:  Bartelomeus [ Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

Maybe add some black to shadow grey for the blue-greyish color, don't know if it'll work for horses though.
If you add a bit of brown (bestial or scorched) to very dark grey It'll look nice as a skin tone.

Author:  Battalia [ Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

I bought a folk-art arcylic paint called "Wrought Iron" from Walmart. It is a very dark shade of gray

Image

It looks real good for a black horse as it doesnt look like a pure undercoat and done black.

Author:  theOneRider [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

I would drybrush with a mixture of 2 or 3 parts black to 1 part midnight blue, followed by a lighter drybrushing with 1 to 2 parts black to 1 part mid. blue.
Keeping in mind that I'm not one of the guys known around here for painting skills. :mrgreen:

Anyway, the reason I suggest it is because I've noticed in my copies of Assassin's Creed that the black horses all have a dark blue tint to the sheen of their fur. :roll:

Author:  Dead Marsh Spectre [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

equal parts chaos black and vomit brown is perfect drybrushed over black undercoat - badab black wash to finish 8)

Author:  Phoenix1986 [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

Lazy method that i use

Basecoat with a Mixed up Dark Grey
Hit it with Nuln Oil wash
Nuln Oil again but in between the muscles and next to saddles, harness etc.

It looks the part and doesnt take long

Author:  knightsfoil [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Painting Black Horses

From the excellent guide below:
http://www.freewebs.com/archiduccharles/Horses%20guide.pdf

Basecoat: Very dark Scorched Brown-black mix, almost
pure black.
Wash: Black
Highlight: Dark brown/black or grey
Cannon/Muzzle: Black
Mane/tail: Black
White cuffs/blazes: Yes, in any combination.

From White Dwarf Magazine # 275 (Dec'02), p.121:

Basecoat: 50/50 mix of Codex Grey & Chaos Black
Chaos Black used to define recesses between muscles and in mane & tail
Highlights: Codex Grey

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