LEATHERWORKNot a huge amount, mostly the hair bands and necklaces, andone of the warrior’s kilts. For this I used a mix of LeatherBrown and Matt Black for the shade coat, followed byLeather Brown, the a mix of Leather Brown and MonsterBrown for the first highlight and then adding a drop ofSkeleton Bone for a final highlight.
KILTSThe kilts for the senior warriors also give plenty of scope forentertainment, Chris says “… hide loincloths and cloth blanketswere coming into widespread use by the late 19th century.Chiefs would substitute lion or leopard skins for the normalbrown cow hide.” Again taking inspiration from those alreadypainted on the North Star site I did two in plain tan or browncow hide (one I did when I was doing the other leatherwork),and two in patterned coloured cloth. I got further ideas forpatterns from an old book on African designs and went withwhat looked right! I claim no historical accuracy here. The kilts are so nicely sculpted, flowing around the body andhanging convincingly, with natural folds and gathers they werea real joy to paint, no trouble deciding where to paint thehighlights on these, follow the sculpting!The Green and Yellow KiltI wanted a turquoise kilt with yellow patterns, it turned ourmore green that I meant but it still works ok I think and lookssuitably African. The main kilt colour is a mix of Wolf Grey andAngel Green for the shade coat, then more Wolf Grey added forthe main colour (as in said before follow the sculpted lines ofthe kilt and you won’t go far wrong!) and then a little MattWhite added to that mix for the highlight, however before thishighlight I painted on the decoration. First I painted the double line border, then the swirly patterndown the front of the kilt. The decoration was started in DesertYellow as the shade colour. I blocked out the whole design, and then neatened it up with the Angel Green and Wolf Grey mix,which I had saved for this very purpose. The Desert Yellowgives a good base for the next shade which was a mix of DesertYellow and Daemonic Yellow, and then pure Daemonic Yellow.Daemonic Yellow is not the strongest colour and needs thesupport of a strong under colour like Desert Yellow. Lastly Iadded some Matt White to the Daemonic Yellow for a finalhighlight.
Above & below. I used a mix of Leather Brown and Matt Black for the shade coat of the Leatherwork.
Above & below. A mix of Leather Brown and Monster Brown for the first highlight.
Right. The main kilt colour is a mix of Wolf Grey and Angel Green for the shade coat, then more Wolf Grey added for the main colour.
Inset. The decoration was started in Desert Yellow as the shade colour.