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hi all, so i just got finished seeing zootopia and now i want to paint one of my thunder wolf cavalry like a red fox. problem is i'm really not sure about the colors i should use as their fur is generally a reddish orange so i thought id ask for some help finding the colors and washes i should use to get the reddish tinge of the fur right. any help would be greatly appreciated. these are the colors im trying to mach

Depends how orange or red you want to go.

For more of a reddish tinge I would go Mephiston Red base with Carriburg Crimson Wash, then Troll Slayer Orange Highlights.

More orange, Jokareo Orange, with same wash and same highlight.

The last highlight would be something like Yriel Yellow and with just a tiny bit of Abbadon Black on the very tip if you're doing fur.

I'm no color guru and I only have experience with GW paints, so I'm sure there are plenty of other color combos using other paint brands.

Check out this tutorial and how she does the hair in particular:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZCrz3KPpM

Rhinox hide base > mephiston dry brush > jokaero dry brush > pallid wych flesh dry brush.

My suggestion would be to use blends of Mournfang brown and some kind of orange, then start lightening that mix with a skin tone like Tallarn Flesh.

Otherwise you will end up with fur that is comically orange/red.

You can use a page like this (or even just an image editor if you want).

http://scalemodeldb.com/paint

That page has a spot to load image from URL, click on a location of the image and it'll give you a swatch for what colour it is. You can use the "show matching paint" to get which Vallejo Model Color paint is closest (or the other brands they have listed), BUT, I think it's more useful just for identifying colour swatches which you can then hunt down colours for yourself.

It's always interesting when you see an animal that looks a certain colour (orange for example) to note how much the colours actually look brown or biege or grey, but it's the contrast that makes it look "orange".

hey everybody thanks so much for all the help!!!