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Post by JCON on Nov 26, 2020 20:25:46 GMT -6
Love it!!!
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Post by Steve Ski on Nov 27, 2020 11:18:50 GMT -6
Thank you Gentlemen! I'll post em when I got em;)
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Post by JED on Nov 27, 2020 12:25:30 GMT -6
Great result in the smock, the brush stroke has worked really well. There is a great example of these smocks in the army museum in London, if I remember correctly it belonged to the actor Richard Todd who not only starred in the film The Longest Day but was actually there in WWII, you can even see where it has been repaired I'm guessing in the field at some time
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Post by Steve Ski on Nov 28, 2020 10:28:00 GMT -6
Got this one Jed, but as you can see it's a new one. Most of the pics look pretty worn, which would be expected.  |
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Nov 28, 2020 10:40:01 GMT -6
Referances rule.
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Post by Steve Ski on Nov 29, 2020 6:48:55 GMT -6
The only way to be safe!
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Post by ARMORGUY on Nov 29, 2020 7:54:41 GMT -6
This smock is one I really want for my collection.
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Post by JED on Nov 29, 2020 12:29:32 GMT -6
Nice stuff Steve
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Post by Steve Ski on Nov 30, 2020 9:31:44 GMT -6
Yes Guy, I hear a lot of guys want that smock, it's got character.
Tanks Jed!
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Post by ARMORGUY on Dec 2, 2020 13:47:54 GMT -6
Today's Belgian paratroopers wore practically the same smocks, and they're still wearing their red barets.
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 3, 2020 6:04:01 GMT -6
Today's Belgian paratroopers wore practically the same smocks, and they're still wearing their red barets.
Cool, especially the red beret. I'm still finding details I missed on the first run of this pattern, so I'm going a lot slower and taking care of any missed pattern overlaps. The dark green has to be painted where the red overlaps the green brush strokes. It's not difficult, but tedious focusing on finding each and every location. Like a fine toothed comb my brush searches the canvas, lol.
I understand there is a love for this Denison smock pattern going way back, even guys who wore them up until the late 60's, incredible! If the pattern works, leave it alone, right? |
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 3, 2020 7:45:18 GMT -6
Adding Camo Pattern DetailsLooking closely at many smock examples there is actually four colors visible. In places where the red tones were brushed across the green tones there is actually a darker green tone that appears. Trying to duplicate this with a simple swipe of the red tone over the green won't get it done. I'm using acrylics for this portion, not oils. So, I added a darker green tone in those areas, including the brush marks that are visible in some examples. The real trick here is to make sure no area is left undone, so combing over these areas slowly and carefully is a must. Looking at these pics I see a few areas that I missed during my last inspection, oops. I'll focus on those areas mue pronto! Here's the first three pretty much done, but they will have another go-over before the oils flow. Also, light Olive Drab has been used on the web gear. It's a decent tone that is not too tan or too green.      The Bren gunner is in the first stage of the camo pattern and will be completed soon.  More to follow and thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
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Post by JCON on Dec 3, 2020 9:25:19 GMT -6
Not sure my shakey hands could do that camo Ski... wow!!!
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Post by JED on Dec 3, 2020 9:49:14 GMT -6
Great work Steve
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Dec 3, 2020 10:43:55 GMT -6
Joe, the shake of your hand, puts the movement Into the painting.  It's just cammo. |
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 3, 2020 11:52:01 GMT -6
Bruce is right Joe, just let it flowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I'm finding that my #6 readers are getting me so close I get in the way of the brush, HA! Dang me. |
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Post by JCON on Dec 3, 2020 12:40:32 GMT -6
Switch to 5's??? LMAO!!!
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 4, 2020 13:08:59 GMT -6
5 is not good enough for the faces, but works great for the uniforms.
Colors Used
I neglected to mention the colors used, here's the line-up. I did not use AK's Intermediate Green, AK3058. I was way too light for my taste and really isn't representative of the actual uniform color. You can see all the colors I used below.
More to follow soon. |
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Post by ARMORGUY on Dec 4, 2020 13:27:39 GMT -6
This is spot on the fabric buddy, this is by far not the easiest camo pattern and you're flawlessly tackling it!
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Post by JCON on Dec 4, 2020 14:16:41 GMT -6
Looks good to this boy!!!
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It's just cammo.