Eichhörnchen's Armies

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Originally Posted by ET2SN

The idea behind a metallic undercoat is to give a slight "shimmer" effect to replicate fine cloth. This can also be handy for painting more realistic hair. Just thin down your top coat colors more than you normally would and apply light layers until you build up to the effect you want

I took your advice in painting Drupus' hair during his makeover - and I must say it looks miles better than it would've had I just painted it brown. I applied a base coat of brassy enamel then painted over this with a couple of coats of acrylic raw umber, thinned slightly with acrylic gloss varnish - great tip, ET!