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I just started marking out the tank camo for the tanks. I'll have to try to go over the lines again to make them darker, and then fix the lines up some more. Not sure if I'm headed in the right direction though. I'm trying to follow through with Duncans video (Warhammer TV) on painting vehicles.

any suggestions on this one: https://imgur.com/a/CqISP

Your tracks are going to be a pain to repaint, but that being said here's a few ideas.

1 - yeah, go over the green again it's not got as good coverage as it could.

2 - You might consider a third colour - a darker brown is a good one, some use Black as well - either use that colour to add more patches to the camouflage, or use it for shade-lining on some of the joins to create false shadow effects.

3 - take your time and go over a few other references for camouflage patterns from all over history, This site looks like a decent collection of references..

http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Everything Sauragnmon says rings true.

I'd water down the green less, if at all.

Are you going to wash/shade/highlight or anything over the top of what you have?

Sauragnmon wrote:
2 - You might consider a third colour - a darker brown is a good one, some use Black as well - either use that colour to add more patches to the camouflage, or use it for shade-lining on some of the joins to create false shadow effects.

3 - take your time and go over a few other references for camouflage patterns from all over history, This site looks like a decent collection of references..

http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Definitely could add some panel shading/dirt/whatever, but I like the sand and green look because it is very similar to the camo colours on German tanks during the Battle of Kursk, the biggest most epic tank battle ever (over 3000 German tanks against over 7000 Soviet tanks). They did add brown patches, but during Kursk many German tanks were just sand and green camo. I've painted up some 15mm scale Kursk tanks...

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/689078-panzeriv3.html?m=2

https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/658155-stug_gall.html?m=2

But yeah, IMO, go over the green to get a more solid colour, do a bit of weathering, maybe some careful edge drybrushes and it should be good to go.


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PossumCraft wrote:
I'd water down the green less, if at all.

In my experience if you want a good solid coat without streaks and bumps on the large panels of a tank it's best just to thin the paint down and do multiple coats. To get a nice finish on my LR tanks before I bought an airbrush I'd do 3+ coats to get a solid colour. Each coat you can alternate the brush stroke direction and occasionally use circular motions so that when you finish it's relatively streak-free.

If you use an appropriately large brush to do it, it hopefully won't take to long to do a few thin layers vs one thick one anyway.

Honestly, if you're following the Duncan tutorial you'll be fine. It won't look 'right' at this stage anyway.

If you want to perfectly capture the Cadian 8th scheme then just follow the tutorial to the letter and you'll get there. You look like you need another coat of green anyway just now, and personally I'd add a little more green than tan as a ratio but that's pure personal preference of course. From memory, its as simple as:

1. Solid coats of the green and tan to block in the main areas.
2. Neaten up the lines where the colours converge.
3. Drybrush the tan and green.
4. Drybrush the entire model.

Adding the weathering effects he shows in the related video will really make the tank pop too and they're surprisingly easy. You're on the right track for sure so don't worry.

Good luck!

 Oppl wrote:
Honestly, if you're following the Duncan tutorial you'll be fine. It won't look 'right' at this stage anyway.

If you want to perfectly capture the Cadian 8th scheme then just follow the tutorial to the letter and you'll get there. You look like you need another coat of green anyway just now, and personally I'd add a little more green than tan as a ratio but that's pure personal preference of course. From memory, its as simple as:

1. Solid coats of the green and tan to block in the main areas.
2. Neaten up the lines where the colours converge.
3. Drybrush the tan and green.
4. Drybrush the entire model.

Adding the weathering effects he shows in the related video will really make the tank pop too and they're surprisingly easy. You're on the right track for sure so don't worry.

Good luck!

Thanks, I want to go more tan than green, but I’ll follow the rest of the advice. These points should help me keep track of things as I paint.

You're right to put multiple thin coats of green down, rather than one thick coat that globs up all of the detail. I think it's coming along nicely! Keep at it