French Cockade

[WeeWars]

How much of a 10mm French cockade do you paint?

I usually only get as far as white and red. I've painted some blue centres but at this scale it can make the cockade look a bit messy. I did think instead of using a single dot of a purple/violet colour (a red-blue mix) to 'fool' the eye. Napoleonic heresy?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Depends how big and where it is. I am assuming this is Napoleonics. 18mm 1806 - Yes definitely, 10mm, I'd just go outer and middle. On the 1870 Prussians I paint the cockade on the Prussian helmet straps as it is a very obvious feature.

[cameronian]

OMG, its 10mm and they're painting cockades.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Why, what did you do with yours? 

[mollinary]

On pickelhauben, ignored them. On feldmutzen, got Fernando to paint them! 

Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

CHEAT! 

[mollinary]

That's "VON cheat" to you!   

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

  With his cockade! 

(I apologise for the slight thread hijack, but I would still say it would depend on the figure and how big the cockade is).

[barbarian]

This is called "une cocarde". Thanks.

[Hertsblue]

That's "VON cheat" to you!   

Sounds more like two....