safe rain
I’m having trouble getting my highlights to pop on some WW2 tanks and other minis. I’m using Reaper Master Series Olive Drab 9158. I’ve tried mixing in some rich yellow, other greens, but the yellow just makes it look faded and other greens have too much contrast and look unnatural. Any advice on how to get a better military green would be much appreciated!
twilit adder
I don’t think I’ve ever seen than tank design in any history books
kindred kernel
TBH - most of what I do for highlighting/shading on tanks that I want to look realistically painted is typically through weathering. I do just a little bit of straight value increase adding zinc white to my original drab green and lightly layer that on raised areas hit by direct sun, and then stippling browns and blacks for soot and oil and dirt and occasionally doing silver chipping effects for interest highlights is generally what I go for
actually specificially looking up some reference images of these tanks on nice sunny days
I think a mix with a little bit of light blue for the very subtle reflection of the sky
its a very planar highlight it seems like. I'd guess that trying to do edge highlighting is what makes it read to the eyes as "worn" because when you have something thats just spray painted a flat matte color like this, the only reason it would lighten at an edge is if that edge some of the paint is wearing off or chipping
safe rain
I don’t think I’ve ever seen than tank design in any history books
secret 1947 tesla tech.
safe rain
its a very planar highlight it seems like. I'd guess that trying to do edge high...
i see what you mean re: planar highlighting. I think my goal is more to exaggerate the edges on the tabletop scale, similar to the 'Eavy Metal method (everything edge-highlighted), but i just cant find the right color to highlight the reaper olive drab
spark ocean
How does it look with an ivory mixed in?
If you didn't like yellow cause it looked faded, I'm not sure what color will really help. OD is a pretty desaturated color and putting a saturated edge highlights on it is probably always going to look a bit strange?
safe rain
If you didn't like yellow cause it looked faded, I'm not sure what color will re...
I think that’s the root of my problem! Maybe my base layer should be something else and I highlight with the olive drab?
It’s tricky, since the olive drab looks so good as the main color on allied armor, but then it loses some definition on the edges.
spark ocean
I think all the model tank videos I've seen use OD mixed with yellows, but it always comes out a bit faded (which is what they want)
Pale yellows
If you want a punchier color all around, youll want a stronger green. @pearl berry uses a Russian green on a bunch maybe he can give examples and tell what he uses for highlights
pearl berry
