I painted my Navigators over Easter. I chose to paint them all as an African guild ball team, complete with clothes inspired by various African clothing. I usually don't do a lot of freehand, so it was fun with a new challenge. The non-freehand parts I kept fairly plain, to increase the contrast.
Skin color
Haven't really painted much black skin before, so I tried this.
Basecoat: P3 Umbral Umber
Shade: GW Nuln Oil wash
Highlight: P3 Umbral Umber + P3 Jack Bone
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Navigators Guild |
Fathom got a geometrical pattern in Pan-African colors. She was the first of the Navigators miniatures I painted, and inspired me to do the rest to match!
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Fathom |
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Fathom |
Ebb got a Kente inspired pattern on his trousers. Inspired by an image I found
here.
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Ebb |
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Ebb
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Nkyimkyim - Zigzag, Life is not a straight path |
Azimuth has a Mali mudcloth inspired pattern on his armor. Trousers are plain green for contrast.
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Azimuth |
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Azimuth |
Pattern I used for inspiration here:
https://no.pinterest.com/pin/660903314047287972/
I wanted to do a Dashiki shirt for Windfinder, but it had so much structure that I could not find a way to do it. I decided to use that pattern as an inspiration for her pants, and left the shirt white with some gold trim.
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Windfinder |
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Windfinder |
Horizon got a Kente inspired shirt. There are so many amazing Kente patterns.
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Horizon |
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Horizon |
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Inspiration! |
Albatross wings are dark on top and white beneath, for camouflage. You learn something new every day!
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Wander |