672nd Fighter Wing, Red Dragon Squadron Imperial Navy - “The Red Baroness” (SPRING CLEAN CHALLENGE 2021 by Zebraoutrider)
Voss Pattern Lightning - Zebra stripes camouflage highlights
The next painting challenge for me was to make the zebra stripes 3D. Now this is not an easy trick when painting 2D, so I used a technique whereby I painted one side of each stripe with a light border and the opposite with pure black.
I used Citadel Lothern Blue for the light highlight, while I used a very fine (0.1 nib) black permanent ink pen to define the dark border.
Light blue highlights applied with a detail brush (fine tip).
Dark highlights applied with a fine black, permanent pen to contrast the lighter Lothern Blue colour used. Okay, so I’m happy with the overall effect of the stripes. I know as I progress, they will get toned down when I introduce oil and dirt washes and weathering. Next, I need to focus on the metalwork such as the weapons, front engine, exhausts and VTO engines.
Time taken:
Light Blue painting of zebra stripes highlights 45 minutes
Fine black line detailing of zebra stripes 45 minutes
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