What color Vallejo paints do you use for English Longbow?

[flameberge]

I've noticed in the pictures of English longbow troops I've seen painted the bows always look almost white and was wondering if anyone had some advice on what colors I should use to paint these.

[paulcummins]

I dont paint them white - but I tend to go for flat earth and highlight with khaki

[flameberge]

Another question, the armor I see many of the longbowmen wearing, an example would be the center archer on pg 8 of Storm of Arrows, what is that linen colored stuff made out of. Is it some type of cloth armor.

[paulcummins]

linen stuffed with rags

[lawrenceg]

I've noticed in the pictures of English longbow troops I've seen painted the bows always look almost white and was wondering if anyone had some advice on what colors I should use to paint these.

Sand or beige for the sapwood (tension side) and brown for the heartwood (compression side)?

[BlackPrince]

Gee using two colours to paint longbows it sounds like extra work I just use beige and black wash the bow and Figure afterwards and it looks fine.

Keith

[Skullzgrinda]

The mass effect would be cool though. I am going to try it on my Welsh. I read about the heartwood/sapwood color switch just recently in Bernard Cornwell's "Agincourt".

Dark to the archer, light to the foe . . .

dark to the archer, light to the foe . . .

dark to the archer, light to the foe . . .

Would bite to get it wrong!

[ravenflight]

Sand or beige for the sapwood (tension side) and brown for the heartwood (compression side)?

Damn you beat me to it