Hi friends:
This week I've started a new batch of figures for my SYW project, a regiment of Von Kleist's Friekorps, an attractive uniform that has some interesting hussar elements. I've been test painting some figures to get a shade of dark green that I'm happy with, as per this plate in Summerfield's Prussian Friekorps and Jager of the SYW from Ken Trotman Publishing.
As you can see, it's a very dark, almost blackish green. The closest I have in my arsenal is an old bottle of Vallejo 896 Extra Dark Green, but the result isn't really dark enough to my mind.
I've tried hitting the figures with a Citadel green wash, but that hasn't really darkened it enough.
My idea before heading to bed was to try a dark/black wash over the Vallejo paint and see what happens, so I've done that and left a figure to dry, and we'll see what the morrow holds. If you have any suggestions that don't involve me buying more paint, I'd be grateful.
In the meantime, blessings to your brushes and I hope good things are happening on your workbench!
MP+
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