Romano-British for Dux Britanniarum

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Milites Group Two - leather and cloaks

September 6, 2020

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Worked on leather equipment and cloaks this weekend.

For the leather straps and shoes I did the following:

Base – Hull Red (VMC 70.985)

First highlight – Saddle Brown (VMC 70.940)

Second highlight – 70% Saddle Brown and 30% Tan Yellow (VMC 70.912)

I also did the leather cuirass that one of the Milites in this Group wears. This was done as a much warmer brown so stood out from the darker straps.

Base – 80% Hull Red (VMC 70.985) and 20% Red Leather (VMC 70.818)

First highlight – 50% Base and 50% Red Leather

Second highlight – 80% First highlight and 20% Tan Yellow (VMC 70.912)

Slightly warmer brown for the cuirass

Two of the Milites are wearing cloaks in this Group. I tried to replicate the colours I used for one of the figures wearing cloaks in Group One, but the effect this time is less intense. I think I may have added to little black to the base coat and so the later highlight mixes were more pale. Still, it’s highly unlikely that the natural dyes used in the period would have remained uniform, so I’m quite happy for these cloaks to be different from the others on the basis that they have seen more wear.

Base – 90% Grey Blue (VMC 70.943) and 10% Black (VMC 90.950)

First highlight- 80% Base and 20% White (VMC 70.951)

Second highlight – 80% First highlight and 20% White