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Hello all

I'm wanting to paint my guardsmen with Castellan Green body armor and forest camo fatigues. My reference is Soviet TTsKO forest camo:




Basically, I have a few general painting questions:

What are some good colors for this scheme? TTsKO is by definition a three color camo. Forest camo should be dark green, light green, and brown. I currently have Castellan Green (for dark green), Death World Forest (for light green), and Zandri Dust (for brown). Any recommendations?

I don't entirely understand the different Citadel paint types. To me there is only regular paint, washes, and textured paint. What are layer paints and should I be using them?

I've been watching Duncan Rhodes' painting tutorials. My fear with camo on infantry is that it will be flat, as compared to doing a single color that is later highlighted. Is there any way to avoid this?

Is Nuln Oil a good wash for this?

I have painted mine snipers with a camo.

just try what you think is best. and just look at photo's of examples and also some youtube movies of how to paint camo.

I am not the best painter but I try.

Here is mine WIP of the camo.

Washing your models after you paint the camp will help it look less flat, as it add shadows. Nuln oil is good for that.

Camo on small figures like guardsmen can look flat if you are not careful - I'd be wary of a Nuln Oil wash for that reason.

Here's an example of mine (British Army DPM scheme) - no wash and only a very light drybrush on the fatigues themselves:


I've also used the same scheme on my Stormtroopers, where it does get a bit lost due to all the Castellan Green armor panels:


My advice, keep it simple and use wash sparingly (if at all).

The attached picture in mine is single-handedly the most complex camouflage pattern I have ever painted. I modeled the paintwork off Swiss Alpenflage, I actually have some of the stuff physically. I went into the GW store and propped my leg against the wall to compare the paints when I started this.

This is the big key to getting into the more complex camouflages. The Colours are ALWAYS in a specific layer pattern, and once you find that it's a lot easier to work with. The key is looking for where the colours hit each other and finding the order in which one is least interrupted is the process of understanding the camouflage pattern.

In your specific case, the Light colour is the bottom, the Dark is second, and that medium tone is top.