Late War British - Command, Sniper Teams and CSM Stan Hollis

 

 

All Battlefront Metals

Painting Old & Weathered Wood

 

 

Base:

Chocolate Brown V872/149

 

Dry Brush Layers:

English Uniform V921/141

Khaki Grey V880/113

Germ Cameo Beige V821/103

Germ Cameo Beige V821/141 + Beige V917/008 (1:1)
Beige V917/008

Moss:
Olive Green Wash V76.519
(Lower and shadow parts)

Painting Faces

Step 1
Flat Brown V984/140

Base face

 

Step 2
Tan VGC066

Leave mouth, eyes and a line down the side of the nose in base color

Step 3
Dwarf Skin Tone VGC041
Paint a C, starting at the top near eyes and ending near the bottom near mouth.
Add a touch to nose and chin.
(A line across the top lip in this color doesn't look right - leave as Tan)

 

 

 

Step 4

Elf Skin Tone VGC004

Paint a small circle near cheekbones and a touch on nose and chin.
(Paint was a bit thick - remember to thin paint with water)

Step 5

Elf Skin Tone VGC004 + Light Flesh V928/006 (1:1) 

Small dab on the nose, cheek and chin

 

Make sure all colors are watered down
 If too thick the transition between colors will be too stark and the paint too thick.
If too watery the paint will run.
All photos from iPhone 6 :(
 

All colors Vallejo

Terrain - Walls - Brick and Plaster

 

Bricks:

Mix Red V947/029 + Cavalry Brown V982/137

Red Leather V818/136 (middle of bricks only)

(will revisit the terracotta color later)

 

Mortar:

Pale Sand V837007 (watered down)

 

Plaster/Rendered Walls:

Karak Stone GW or German Camo Beige V821/103

Devlan Mud GW

Dark Sand V847/123 (middle - leave base on edges)

Pale Sand V837/007 (middle only)

 

Wood:

 Flat Earth V983/143

Orange Brown V981/131 (d/b)

[d/b = dry brush]

Late War British Sniper & Spotter