Hey,

So here is my project :

I don't have the eye and the experience for colours and paintings, and I was wondering what would be your advice for a colour scheme for my trees. Painting is not a difficulty, but choosing the painting is.

I do have a general idea of how I want them to look, but can't find the path. I want the trees to be more grey than brown. I want them to look grey but not dead, grey but very well alive trees. I do want them to look realistic. They will have quite some dark green moss on them.

I'm using Citadel paintings, but I could totally invest on something else. I will have a lot of trees to paint !

I would love to have your suggestions !

Those trees look good. I recommend watching some Bob Ross for inspiration https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxcnsr1R5Ge_fbTu5ajt8DQ

I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but maybe one of the oldest! First, get some craft paints. Don't use your figure paints on terrain. Get two browns and two greys (one dark one lighter). Maybe a bigger bottle of a dark brown, this will be your base color. Paint the whole trunk that color. Then using the light brown and the two greys (in that order) dry brush the trunk after it dries. End up using the light grey last. Hope this helps! Ya really can't screw up scenery so enjoy! 🎨

Respectfully,

Gunny 🍻

Hey Mate,

I did some Endor trees a few year ago and think that this little write might help you out.

Step 1 - Vallejo Beige Brown and German Grey. Once dry I then gave them 5 washes of Vallejo's German Cam Black Brown, I started of with a light wash then went up to a heavy wash for the last wash.

I gave them a dry brush of dark brown then gave them a dry brush of medium grey. Once the medium grey was dry I then gave the trees a wash of a 50/50 mix of dark brown and medium grey and when the wash was dry I then gave them two dry brush coats of light grey.

I gave them a wash with beige brown and then a wash with khaki.

And here they are with branches and on the completed diorama.

And taken in under the pergola with natural sunlight.