The Red and Green KiltThe colours for this kilt started with a mix of Oak Brown andthe lovely Dragon Red, followed by that mix with moreDragon Red in it, then pure Dragon Red (with the addition ofsome acrylic thinners) and a final highlight of Dragon Redmixed with a bit of Daemonic Yellow.The stripes are painted in Angel Green, which is followedbyAngel Green mixed with Army Green and a final highlight ofAngel Green mixed with Army Green with a tiny bit ofDaemonic Yellow added.There is no magic to the stripes, and even pressure on theInsane Detail brush, and try to do the first coat of the stripesin one fluid motion, again you can always neaten them up.
The Other Brown KiltVery straightforward this one; shade layer, Oak Brown mixedwith Desert Yellow, adding more Desert Yellow for the nextcoat, then pure Desert Yellow and a final highlight of DesertYellow mixed with a drop of Matt White.THE REST OF THE MODELfeathersI wanted the feathers to be quite vibrant as Chris states “thelong grey plumes of the crane were popular for decoration…blue jay feathers were the sign of a particularly brave man,while one who had killed an enemy warrior or a lion or leopardwas entitled to wear the metallic green, blue or yellow tailfeathers of the touraco.” (The turacos are brightly colouredbirds, usually blue, green or purple.)
Above & below. The kilts painted. Insets showing the backs of the kilts in detail.
green featherAngel Green, then Greenskin, then Greenskin mixed with Daemonic Yellow, and then Greenskin mixed with more Daemonic Yellow. grey featherUniform Grey, then Uniform Greymixed with Matt White, and then Uniform Greymixed with more Matt White.Blue feather Crystal Blue, then Crystal Blue mixed with Matt White, and then Crystal Blue mixed with more Matt White.Yellow featherDesert Yellow, then Daemonic Yellow, thenDaemonic Yellow mixed with Matt White.