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Posted by SteveM on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:42 AM

Thanks, everyone, for the advice. These particular dudes will be storming Omaha. Fully soaked, tossed around.

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Posted by cassibill on Monday, November 5, 2007 11:27 PM
Getting soaked while feeding the livestock can be a valuable learning experience.  If the jacket turns water really well, the pants get soaked from the run off, water tries to pool in the folds of the pants. Lots of little things.

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Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Monday, November 5, 2007 7:49 PM

 cassibill wrote:
Don't forget to kep in mind how he got wet.  If he waded, he would completely wet to a certain point with splashes going higher.  If it was rain, he'd be dry on top and dry underneath.  A pocket may be wet but it might be drier under it. If it is still raining, water might still be dripping in places, like his chin or helmet rim.

 

Good point.  It would look cool, and get across the point that he's wet, not simply painted too dark, if you had like half his unifrom darker, maybe chest up dry, as if he was wading in chest deep water.  Would be hard but look awesome if you pulled it off.

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Posted by cassibill on Monday, November 5, 2007 6:40 PM
Don't forget to kep in mind how he got wet.  If he waded, he would completely wet to a certain point with splashes going higher.  If it was rain, he'd be wet on top and dry underneath.  A pocket may be wet but it might be drier under it. If it is still raining, water might still be dripping in places, like his chin or helmet rim.

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, November 5, 2007 4:00 PM
Maybe try a very thin overall wash of raw umber or bunt umber. Those will give the darkening to the base color and may leave something of a sheen as well. With some areas left in the orginal dry color there will be a noticeable difference.

 

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Posted by the doog on Monday, November 5, 2007 3:27 PM
"Wet" would tend to darken a figure; I would lightly gloss the flesh parts, rifle, hard non-porous parts....agreed about NOT "glossing" the fabric. I would not do that at all, even in DB mode.
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Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, November 5, 2007 11:55 AM
Your initial idea sounds about right, going for an opverall darker effect. I'd avoid using gloss ona very pourous material, like wool or cotton. Leather, helmet, exposed skin could be glossed.

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Highlights on wet uniforms?
Posted by SteveM on Sunday, November 4, 2007 9:37 AM

Say that I were painting a M1943 field jacket ( ok, well, I am), and I want it to look soaked. Do I highlight the normal amount of highs? Or would the highlight be the basecoat, with the shading going down darker than a dry jacket? Does this question make sense?

It just seems that a wet jacket won't seem wet if I follow the standard proceedures for painting. I've wondered about very lightly drybrushing just a very small amount of gloss.

Any help helpsSmile [:)]

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