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Posted by Anonymous
on Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:06 PM
Here's a good site that shows what SS camo looks like. http://www.1944militaria.com/waffen_ss_camouflage.htm
Painting will depend on which pattern you want to paint. You'll find
that most camo patterns follow the base/primary dominant/secondary
dominant/ sub color formula. There are patterns for all seasons, so the
specific colors in that formula can change according to the season. But
the process for painting is nearly always the same. If you look at the Oakleaf A Type I smock under
the SMOCKS section of that site (I'll post the pic in question at the
bottom), you'll see that the base is a light red brown. The primary
dominant is a light, limish green, while the secondary dominant is dark
green. You'll aslo notice, apon close inspection, that there are two
sub colors, is a medium green which serves as a border color for the
primary dominant green, and a very dark green for the secondary sub
color, which appears as a border color for the secondary dominant dark
green. The pattern is made up of large splotches and and small
spots over the base.
The first step is to paint the base. When that's dry, you'll want
to lay in your shadows, and possibly your highlights. Some like to do
shade and highlight for each color, while others wait until all the
colors are inplace and then do basic nuetral shade and highlight. I
shade the base, but don't highlight until after I'm done with the
pattern.
Next, lay in the medium green sub color. Paint it in splotchy
patterns and connect the larger ones so that they stretch across the
piece. Be sure to fill the open areas between the splotches with spots,
but don't go crazy, as you'll be spotting with at least one more color,
plus you don't want to go overboard. When that's done, lay in your
primary dominant over the sub green, making sure to leave a fine border
of sub color around your dominant color. Also, leave some areas of sub
color uncovered. To finish off, paint spots over the sub color spots,
again leaving a fine border of sub color surrounding the dominant.
Now lay in your secondary sub color, the deep green. Paint this
more sparingly, as this will only appear occasionally. When that's
done, lay in your secondary dominant, the dark green. Cover the
secondary sub color in the same fashion you did before. Add some spots
with this color as well. Add a few more than neccesary because you'll
be spotting primary dominant over a few of them in the finishing steps.
to wrap up, spot over portions of the secondary dominant (dark
green) with the primary dominant (light green). Spot over portions of
the slpotches, as well as a few spots, but don't forget to leave a fine
border.
That's the gist of it. The process is the same for any camo pattern, for the most part.
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