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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: DaveL on 22 May 2013, 07:20:14 PM

Title: Painting camels
Post by: DaveL on 22 May 2013, 07:20:14 PM
Hi guys.

Got some 10mm camels to paint for my Ancient Persian army and just wondered if anyone out there could give me some advice on colours and paints to use.

Thanks a lot.

Best wishes     DaveL
Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 22 May 2013, 07:51:47 PM
Buff and tan, light brown wash, highlight with buff or very light brown. Camels tend to be darker on their midline along their back as astripe...

Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: DaveL on 23 May 2013, 04:26:25 PM
Thanks Lemmy.  It's always bet to ask someone who knows what they're doing!!

Best Wishes  DaveL
Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: Druzhina on 25 May 2013, 02:23:46 AM
Camels in the Maqamat of al-Hariri
The tents of the rich pilgrims, St. Petersburg  MS C-23 of c.1225-35 (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/StPetersburg-MsC-23-f.43b-In_front_of_the_tents_of_the_rich_pilgrims.htm)
Selected folios with camels, horses or weapons from Maqamat of al-Hariri, BnF, manuscript Arabe 3929 (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe3929-2ndQ13thC-large.htm)
BnF manuscript Arabe 5847, 1237AD
. Abu Zayd recognized by al-Harith (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f10r.htm)
. al-Harith discovering the message of Abu Zayd (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f11v.htm)
. al-Harith travelling (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f31r.htm)
. Abu Zayd travelling (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f51r.htm)
. Caravan of pilgrims (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f94v.htm)
. The singer and the herd of camels (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f101r.htm)
. Abu Zayd sleeping and al-Harith (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f134r.htm)
. Abu Zayd and al-Harith arriving in a village (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f138r.htm)
. Abu Zayd fleeing (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/MSarabe5847-f143r.htm)
al-Harith helps Abu Zayd to retrieve his stolen camel, Maqamat of al-Hariri, Cairo, 1337, MS. Marsh 458 (http://warfare.atspace.eu/Maqamat/Bodleian-Ms-Marsh-458-45a.htm)

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.likamva.in/index.htm)
Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 25 May 2013, 06:24:06 AM
Perfect posts!  8)
Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: Hertsblue on 25 May 2013, 09:27:25 AM
Let's get one thing straight - camels do not paint! A bit of wallpapering, maybe....
Title: Re: Painting camels
Post by: Fenton on 25 May 2013, 09:33:03 AM
I've heard there not bad at stenciling