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Preparing, Building and Painting
Historical Miniatures
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SESSION 6
PAINTING THE UNIFORM
The painting of military uniforms allows the artist the freedom to depict the soldier on parade or campaign, in wet or dusty conditions depending on personal taste. The exact color shades of the uniform would then depend on the environment the soldier is living in. Dye lots, different clothing manufactures and weather conditions can dramatically affect color consistency. The bottom line is that in miniature you want to bring life to your figure - their is no "correct color" shade, only approximations. Using good reference material will give you a starting point in your color selections.
We will be using muted colors for this uniform and applying extensive
weathering to the clothing.
1. Applying a Base Coat for the Uniform
When starting to base coat the uniform we want to make sure that we are painting from the "inside out". In other words, we want to paint the tunic not the belt, the collar not the grenade sandbags. This allows us to fully cover all of the hard to reach areas without risk of slopping paint on items already painted.
Mix #920 German Uniform with #887 Brown Violet then add a drop of #941 Burnt Umber and two drops of #886 Green Gray. This mix will give you a muddy, dirty green color that is perfect for this soldier. Apply a thin coat to all tunic areas paying special attention to collar, cuff and pocket undercuts. Apply another coat of paint when this coat has dried.
Mix #920 German Uniform with a drop of #941 Burnt Umber and two drops of Ivory and apply to the trousers in a thin coat.
Our next step will be to apply the three layers of shadow detail on the
tunic.
2.Shading and Highlighting the Uniform.
