P-3 Painting Techniques

NOTE: BC means Basecoat; DB means drybrush;
HL means Highlight; PB means Pat Back.
NOTE: Always refer to picture for placement of colors.

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR INDIANS: 

BC all pieces #750 Bisque Primer. Antique #740 Walnut & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. DB all flesh areas #941 Lt. Terra. Antique all flesh areas #1001 Shimmering Bark with a touch of #703 Spiced Brown mixed in brush. Blush #911 Country Rust HL blushed areas LIGHTLY #705 Ruby. Shadow above eyes #711 Sapphire. Paint all eyes #901 Bone & irises #947 Burnt Brown & pupils, lash lines and apply eyebrows #902 Black. BC hair areas #902 Black then DB #922 Navy Blue HL #932 Blueberry. All feather veins are #902 Black unless otherwise noted.

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR EAGLES: 

Apply #740 Walnut & PB to remove excess. Use #760 Antique Media to HL outer areas. Use a moist towel or q-tip to take tips, tail feathers & heads back to white. DB LIGHTLY #700 White if necessary. Shadow #701 Black. Apply #706 Tangerine & #709 Topaz to beaks & feet & PB. Paint eyes #902 Black & line pupils #930 Sun Ray. Shadow beak & around face #701 Black.

P-953 HUNTRESS WITH BEAR

Apply #701 Black to base & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. Rouge on #712 Amethyst, #713 Primrose & #711 Sapphire. Blend with #760 Antique Media. Apply #711 Sapphire to hair feathers & PB. Detail with #900 White. Apply #703 Spiced Brown with #706 Tangerine mixed in brush to dress & wipe back. HL edges & fringe with #760 Antique Media. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to moccasins & PB. Rouge #709 Topaz on top flap. Apply #740 Walnut to spear shaft & PB. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to quiver & PB. Rouge #710 Sunshine on quiver fringe. Rouge #709 Topaz on bow. Paint string #901 Bone. Apply #705 Ruby to quiver feathers, arm band & spear wrap & PB. Paint spear #972 Silver. Apply teal mix to middle shaft wrap & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to bear & PB. HL #703 Spiced Brown. Rouge on #709 Topaz to HL. Shadow with #701 Black. Paint eyes & nose #902 Black. Dot HL’s #901 Bone. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray. 

P-869A CHIEF WITH PIPE

P-869B PIPE FOR P-869A

With a moist towel or q-tip wipe shirt insert & fringe back to very light. Apply #703 Spiced Brown with #709 Topaz mixed in brush to pants & shirt & PB. Apply teal mix to shirt & pants piping, collar & bead on shirt insert. Apply #740 Walnut to moccasins & smooth with a clean soft brush. Apply #701 Black to peace pipe & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Shadow with #701 Black. Paint bands #930 Sun Ray & #924 Teal Blue. Apply #705 Ruby to feathers & pipe bowl design & PB. Apply #711 Sapphire & #708 Emerald to remaining feathers & PB. Detail #900 White. Dot quill ends #910 Scarlet Red, #900 White & #923 Intense Blue. Detail shoulder bands #923 Intense Blue & #930 Sun Ray. Paint edges #972 Silver. Line #902 Black. Paint choker & necklace the following: #924 Teal Blue, #902 Black & #972 Silver. Paint headdress band #916 Sunset Orange. Paint all bead areas #902 Black (this will make beads show up when you dot them on). Apply #705 Ruby to decorative leather, shawls edges, braid bands, hair wraps & headdress tufts & PB. Apply #710 Sunshine to headdress feather quill beads & PB. Apply #711 Sapphire to headdress tufts & small fluffy feathers above feather quill beads & wipe back. DB #700 White to HL (really take all excess out of brush). Apply #701 Black to headdress feathers & wipe back using #760 Antique Media. DB #700 White. DB #706 Tangerine on tips. HL under tips #710 Sunshine. Rouge #740 Walnut on veins. Dot & detail headdress, decorative shawl & moccasins the following: #900 White, #919 Clover Green, #910 Scarlet Red, #923 Intense Blue, #930 Sun Ray & #972 Silver. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P-489A RESCUE

P-489B ATTACHMENT FOR P-489A

P-489C BASE FOR P-489A

DB the following on base: #740 Walnut, #703 Spiced Brown & #709 Topaz. Shadow #701 Black. Blend & HL with #760 Antique Media. Apply #701 Black to horse & PB to HL. Use a touch of #760 Antique Media if necessary. LIGHTLY HL mouth, above eyes & nostrils #700 White (this will mix with black on horse to make grey). DB mane, tail & hair above hooves #900 White. Stipple #900 White to make forehead mark. Blush nostrils #713 Primrose. Paint hooves & eyes #902 Black. Apply iris lines #947 Burnt Brown & dot HL’s #901 Bone. Apply #709 Topaz to blanket & wipe back. Apply #740 Walnut to reins. Apply #705 Ruby & teal mix to feathers. Detail feathers #900 White. Paint male headband & necklace #910 Scarlet Red. Dot necklace #930 Sun Ray. Paint teeth #901 Bone & tip #902 Black. Apply #709 Topaz to feathers tuft & PB. Apply #711 Sapphire & #705 Ruby to feathers & PB. Detail #900 White. Apply #705 Ruby to loin cloth & PB. Paint woman’s head band #924 Teal Blue. Apply teal mix to dress & PB. Dot beads #930 Sun Ray & #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #709 Topaz & #703 Spiced Brown mixed in brush to moccasins & wipe back. HL #706 Tangerine. Line head band #930 Sun Ray. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P-409A END OF THE TRAIL

P-409B INDIAN FOR P-409AINDIAN: 

Paint head band #910 Scarlet Red. Detail head band & necklace the following: #900 White, #930 Sun Ray, #916 Sunset Orange, #971 Gold & #924 Teal Blue. Stipple #930 Sun Ray on feather tuft. Apply #711 Sapphire to feathers & PB. Detail #900 White & #902 Black. Apply #709 Topaz with a touch of #706 Tangerine in brush to moccasins & loin cloth & PB. Paint loin cloth tie #910 Scarlet Red. Paint bracelet #971 Gold.

HORSE: Apply #701 Black to mane & tail & wipe back. HL with #760 Antique Media. Shadow rump #701 Black. Stipple #900 White & #902 Black on rump. Blush nose & inside of ears #713 Primrose. Line #900 White & #902 Black on tail & mane. Paint hooves #902 Black. Paint eyes #902 Black. Line iris #947 Burnt Brown. Dot HL’s #901 Bone. Apply #705 Ruby to blanket, tail tuft & head feather & PB. Apply #709 Topaz to blanket fringe & head feather tuft & wipe back. Apply #711 Sapphire & #708 Emerald to remaining feathers & PB. Detail #900 White. Rouge #703 Spiced Brown & #713 Primrose on base. Apply #707 Evergreen & #710 Sunshine to grass & PB. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P-634A HORSE

P-634B CHIEF JOSEPH

P-634C BASE FOR P-634AINDIAN: 

Apply #740 Walnut to headdress feather & PB. DB #900 White on tuft & feather tips. Dot feather tips #910 Scarlet Red. Detail headdress with the following colors: #924 Teal Blue, #930 Sun Ray, #910 Scarlet Red & #900 White. Paint feather wraps #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #710 Sunshine to side feathers & wipe back. HL edges with teal mix. Paint hair ties #910 Scarlet Red. Apply #706 Tangerine to belt & PB. Apply #705 Ruby to loin cloth & PB. Apply #709 Topaz to moccasins & wipe back. HL #706 Tangerine. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

HORSE: Apply teal mix to blanket & PB. Rouge #710 Sunshine & #705 Ruby on blanket designs. With soft brush apply #701 Black to mane & tail. Use a soft brush to take off excess & HL. With moist q-tip wipe back areas where spots & stockings will be. With #900 White stipple on stockings & spots. Apply #900 White to tail & mane (lay over black). Line iris #947 Burnt Brown & dot HL’s #901 Bone. Apply #705 Ruby & teal mix to feathers & PB. Detail #930 Sun Ray & #900 White. Paint hooves #902 Black. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

BASE: Rouge #706 Tangerine & #709 Topaz on base. Shadow with #740 Walnut & #701 Black. Rouge #709 Topaz & #710 Sunshine on shield. Apply #705 Ruby to shield designs & apply #706 Tangerine to shield. Line #902 Black. Apply teal mix to leather drape & PB. Paint ties #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #711 Sapphire & #705 Ruby to feathers & PB. Line #900 White. Paint holders #972 Silver & #910 Scarlet Red. Apply #740 Walnut to lance shaft & PB. Paint spear #972 Silver. With moist q-tip wipe spear feathers back to white. Detail with #740 Walnut, #701 Black & #700 White. Apply #701 Black to lance fur & PB. Paint feather holder beads #916 Sunset Orange & #910 Scarlet Red. Line #902 Black. Paint leather at end of shaft & feather wraps #910 Scarlet Red. Apply #710 Sunshine to fringe & wipe back. HL ends #700 White. Paint tie #924 Teal Blue. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P1147 EAGLE DANCE SHIELD

Paint all leather wraps on Indian #916 Sunset Orange. Paint teeth #900 White. Tip teeth with #902 Black. Apply #740 Walnut to leg feathers. Apply #711 Sapphire & #705 Ruby to arm feathers. Detail #900 White. HL tufts #710 Sunshine. Apply teal mix to loin cloth. DB #711 Sapphire, #713 Primrose & #700 White to background. Blend with #760 Antique Media if necessary. Apply #701 Black to mountains & wipe using #760 Antique Media. DB #713 Primrose to HL. Apply #709 Topaz to rock areas, shield & feather tie & PB. HL rock area #706 Tangerine. Apply #705 Ruby to tie fringe & zig zag area of shield & PB. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to shield edging & two bottom feathers & PB. Paint lacing #923 Intense Blue. Paint feather holder #972 Silver. Paint beads #910 Scarlet Red & #924 Teal Blue. Apply #700 White to feathers & wipe back. Shadow edges with teal mix. Shadow edges of spiced brown feathers #740 Walnut. Apply #708 Emerald to remaining bottom feathers & PB. Shadow edges with teal mix. Line #900 White on all bottom feathers. Apply #740 Walnut to moccasins & PB. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P1109 EAGLE SPIRIT SHIELD

Rouge #711 Sapphire on shield background. Apply #705 Ruby to zig zag areas & side feathers & PB. Rouge #709 Topaz on shield background. Apply #703 Spiced Brown to outer ring HL #709 Topaz. Paint laces & side feather beads #916 Sunset Orange. Paint remaining beads #924 Teal Blue. Paint feather holder #972 Silver. Apply #709 Topaz to tie & wipe back. Apply #706 Tangerine to fringe & PB. Apply teal mix to two feathers & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to remaining feathers & PB. HL #703 Spiced Brown. Shadow feather edges & net to veins #701 Black. Line #900 White on feather edges. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P1142 GUIDING SPIRIT SHIELD

Apply #709 Topaz to bow & arrow shaft & wipe back. HL #706 Tangerine. Shadow #701 Black. Detail bow the following: #705 Ruby & PB; #900 White & #924 Teal Blue. Paint bow string #901 Bone. Apply #708 Emerald to arrow feather & PB. Line #900 White. Apply #701 Black to arrowhead & wipe back. DB #972 Silver. Detail arrow #916 Sunset Orange & #924 Teal Blue. Paint arm wrap #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #711 Sapphire & #740 Walnut to hair feathers. Line #900 White. Apply #705 Ruby to feather band. DB inside of shield the same as for P1109. Detail bracelet #972 Silver, #924 Teal Blue & #902 Black. Apply #701 Black to loin cloth & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Apply teal mix to outer edge of shield & PB. Paint laces #901 Bone. Apply #700 White & #710 Sunshine to side feathers & wipe back. HL outer edges #705 Ruby. Paint beads #924 Teal Blue & #930 Sun Ray. DB feather holder #972 Silver. Apply #709 Topaz to feather tie & wipe back. Apply #705 Ruby to fringe & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to two feathers & PB. Apply #711 Sapphire with a touch of #708 Emerald mixed in brush to remaining feathers & PB. Shadow #701 Black. Line #900 White. Spray #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P-806 SMALL EAGLE DANCER

Paint necklace & claws #902 Black. Dot necklace #910 Scarlet Red. Tip claws #900 White. Paint arm wraps & loin cloth tie #916 Sunset Orange. Apply #705 Ruby to arm feathers & PB. Line #930 Sun Ray. Apply teal mix to feather tuft & loin cloth & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to leg feather & PB. Detail #900 White & #902 Black. Apply #703 Spiced Brown with a touch of #706 Tangerine in brush to moccasins & PB. Paint leg feather band #910 Scarlet Red. Rouge #709 Topaz & #713 Primrose on rock. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

P-473 LARGE EAGLE DANCER

Paint necklace #971 Gold. Dot with #916 Sunset Orange. Paint teeth #901 Bone. Tip with #902 Black. Paint arm wraps #924 Teal Blue. Apply #709 Topaz to tufts & wipe back HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #711 Sapphire & #705 Ruby to arm feathers & PB. Detail #930 Sun Ray, #900 White & #902 Black. Apply #706 Tangerine to loin cloth tie & wipe back with q-tip. HL #710 Sunshine. Apply #705 Ruby to loin cloth & PB. Apply #740 Walnut to leg feathers & PB. Line with #900 White & #902 Black. Apply #703 Spiced Brown with a touch of #706 Tangerine to moccasins & wipe back. Apply #701 Black to base rock & wipe back. Use #760 Antique Media to HL. Rouge on #713 Primrose. Spray with #761 Perfect Matte Spray.

 
 
 

 

 
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