How to paint Classical Indians? Posted by Dave Madigan, 3 October 2020

Anybody with information on colours for these? i.e. were the kilts all white or a range of colours? Sword scabbards, shields, horse furniture, elephants, chariots etc? I have these wonderful figures and want to do a good job painting them. 

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• Andrew Jarman

  Dave it depends on which region you are modelling. Duncan Head recommended plain Black Lacquer for the Indians that I use with my various Muslim states allies

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• Andrew Jarman

  They are very nice figures from what I have seen of them

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  • John Edmundson

    Andrew Jarman

     That's over a millennium later though. What does Duncan say in AMPW? I've tended to assume plain white cotton for the PBI and lots of colour for the nobles on chariots, elephants and maybe the cavalry too. They're likely to be northern In… 

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  • Andrew Jarman

    John Edmundson

     linen rather than cotton for my Indians so off white.

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  • John Edmundson

    Yes, of course. It would be linen, thanks.

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