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ss camouflage
Posted by panthernz on Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:45 PM
i was wondering if any one had any good web site or no of any artacels on how to paint ss camouflage thanks
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    November 2005
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.



  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: South Eastern PA
Posted by DrMemory1701 on Monday, January 16, 2006 3:54 PM

I would checkout the sites devoted to re-enactor German Uniforms:

http://www.atthefront.com

http://www.bayonetinc.com

http://www.lostbattalions.com

These three sites have good examples of SS camoflage smocks and stahlhelm covers in color and are easy to download for reference.

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