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BODY FUR The shade coat is a mix of Matt Black, Uniform Grey and  Angel Green. I dry-brushed this over the entire mandrill,  almost obliterating the black undercoat completely. For the  next layer I added Ash Grey to the above mix and dry-brushed  
over the model again, but leaving some of the shade coat  showing. And then added more Ash Grey and did the same  again. Lastly I then added some more Ash Grey and went over  the mandrills again but this time very lightly just catching the  tops of the fur.
Above. Most of the tail is removed, leaving just a stump.
Below. The shade coat almost obliterates the black undercoat completely. The next layers build up the fur colour finishing with a highlight that went over the mandrills but this time very lightly just catching the tops of the fur.
BELLY FUR For this I started with Desert Yellow as a shade, the added  Matt White to that for the next layer, and working up to pure  Matt White in successive layers.
Below. The belly fur, is started with Desert Yellow as a shade, the Matt White is added to that for the next layer, and working up to pure Matt White in successive layers.