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| Author: | Walters [ Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | White horses |
Does anyone have any advice on painting white horses? I have tried several times and given up and painted over them. However I am starting on some galadhrim knights and would really like some of the mounts to be white. I am not the worlds greatest painter so I need something fairly straightforward. Thanks. |
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| Author: | Rognarr [ Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
Just start with a light grey as base colour and mix white into it to lighten it up step by step. Also you could use a dark grey was for the mane before you highlight it. That's the way I paint my white horses.. most of it is really just try and error.. 
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| Author: | Grungehog [ Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
do a solid layer of fortress grey over all the body parts, then when dry drybrush skull white a couple of times this technique works well for me look at chariot 2 you will see what I mean http://grungehog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11 ... harad.html |
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| Author: | theavenger001 [ Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
Take your white and mix in a very small amount of black. Paint the whole horse this colour. Next, add a little more black into the previous mix and paint this into the shadows. Finally, take pure white and paint the highlights. You can add a bit of blonde (bubonic brown + bleached bone) into the mane and tail, as well as stipple some black onto the muzzle. I also stippled some black on the socks. (not shown in the pictures) That's how I painted some today. (my first ever white horses, which are actually more like a very light grey, but whatever). Pictures in my wip thread.
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| Author: | janner [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
Some great advice here and not much I can add beyond the recommendation you have some photos of the subject matter close by. I find that it really helps to catch the small details that you might otherwise miss that often make a grey - like the pinking around the mouth and lighter hoof colour. http://www.one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=25056 |
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| Author: | Walters [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
Thanks for the advice. I have done some experimenting on a spare rohan horse and the results are better than I have achieved before. I will have a more careful go on some of the galadhrim ones. |
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| Author: | IsleStaggerholm [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
I use a basecoat of Space Wolves Grey (its a nice light bluish/grey) believe the conversion to modern color is Fenrisian Grey. This gives a shadowed effect plus you get the bonus of maintaining the difference between your dark spectrum greys on the hooves and nose. I will post a picture when I get a chance. |
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| Author: | Dreadknight [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
http://www.freewebs.com/archiduccharles/Horses%20guide.pdf I use this painting guide from Mordheim which I find very helpful. |
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| Author: | Angularity [ Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: White horses |
The mane, tail and sometimes lower legs are more of a yellowish colour than the body, so you might want to put a yellow mix on these areas before you put on the white. Also, the mouth is usually dark grey, sometimes pink. Google images will show you what you're trying to reproduce. |
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