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Hey, everyone. New member to the DakkaDakka forum, and thought I'd pose a painting question to you all. I'm starting up a Skitarii/Cult Mechanicum army, and have most of my paint scheme down and ready (white robes, blue highlights, silver metallics). But every paint guide I can find for painting the Skitarii Rangers has the antique wood of their galvanic rifles painted either medium or dark brown (that "polished wood stock" look). I love how that looks, to be sure, but I feel it would clash with the rest of the bright color scheme. So, I came to you guys to pose the question: how do you paint light (or "blonde") wood with Citadel paints?

Try a sample of some Bleached Bone and regular white, then hit it with a light wash of Sepia and see what comes out to your liking. You should get a pretty good, light wooden color. If the Sepia is a little too orange for your tastes, try mixing just a touch of flesh wash.

I have done this with horses and can get a really wild variety of beautiful chestnut colors.

Hey, thanks for the tip! Tried it on a demo model and it looks great. Exactly the shade I was looking for. Definitely need to remember to water the paint a bit (my bleached bone is kind of old and is in the thicker formulation), but it looks exactly how I was hoping it would. Thanks again!