Multiple Mortem et Gloriam Indian Armies
Elephant - Skin tones
In these armies it is not just important that I get the Human Skin tones looking plausable, but also that of the Elephants.
Now to the “Elephant in the Room” an arguement that I have seen fought out many a time and that is what colour is an elephant, specifically an Indian Elephant?
As you can see from the images above they are not all uniform in colour but the key colours range from greys to browns and even some pinkish hues (yes Elephants can be pink). So where do I start well the colours I have decided to use are:
- Vallejo Model Color – Brown Violet – (70.887)
- Vallejo Model Color – German Field Grey – (70.830)
- Vallejo Model Colour – Neutral Grey – (70.592)
- Vallejo Model Colour – Green Brown – (70.879)
- Vallejo Model Colour – German Cam Black Brown (70.882)
- Citedel Contrast – Skeleton Bone
There is no set method to this it is more of a random process of mixing the colours until you have a colour that you like as a base either more grey or brown. Then when the base coat is done I wash the entire skin with the Skeleton Bone Contrast to give it some definition and bring out the brown tones more, I will add more layers depending on my mood. Then I go in with a dry brush and using the base coat with a hint of lighter grey I dry brush the Skin of the elephant until it looks ok.
TIP: I may even go over the drybrush layer with a very thinned down version of the contrast Skeleton bone to blend out the harshness of the dry brush.
Looking forward to seeing how your Elephants turn out!
I have actually painted the four for the first unit, I just have not got the pictures of the stages yet, but I will post some pictures as soon vas I can.