tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post5230449791986756209..comments2024-03-25T09:55:45.318-04:00Comments on 1000 Foot General: Dark Ages Color PalettesJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-73787591934119505182023-06-09T16:24:58.336-04:002023-06-09T16:24:58.336-04:00very helpful. thank youvery helpful. thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-13730272120146809722022-08-19T18:29:47.788-04:002022-08-19T18:29:47.788-04:00I cant thank you enough for your work. I just boug...I cant thank you enough for your work. I just bought my first Footsore vikings and i was overwhelmed trying to get myself into the hobby. But with your research on historically accurate colors you have contributed so much to my learning curve. Thanks for your time and effort.Heinz Conti Zacherlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03988201927723003263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-18785273116003074592020-04-14T17:18:38.646-04:002020-04-14T17:18:38.646-04:00absolutely....rally useful!absolutely....rally useful!Backpackbrewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372799400495963177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-55520025548710400062020-01-19T17:29:54.232-05:002020-01-19T17:29:54.232-05:00Great post, this will help painting Saxons and Nor...Great post, this will help painting Saxons and Normans, bookmarked.Baconfathttps://baconfatblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-28954361865922009722019-11-02T10:08:29.357-04:002019-11-02T10:08:29.357-04:00Glad it was helpful Andy!Glad it was helpful Andy!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-69962908149051378252019-11-01T22:56:47.429-04:002019-11-01T22:56:47.429-04:00very useful, had found the Fabric colours but the ...very useful, had found the Fabric colours but the colour match to Vallejo takes a lot of the hard thinking work out, much appreciatedAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070932079659731369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-8673034483228399982017-12-18T09:38:30.337-05:002017-12-18T09:38:30.337-05:00Fantastic and very helpfuL!Fantastic and very helpfuL!Michal DwarfCrypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915669873652904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-51547577028723024692017-06-17T19:04:47.337-04:002017-06-17T19:04:47.337-04:00Thanks! Glad it was useful! I think there's an...Thanks! Glad it was useful! I think there's an assumption to view the dark ages as peopled by primitive folk, barely scraping out an existence amongst the blood, mud and ruin of a post-Roman apocalypse. I'm not an archeologist or scholar, but I think that's a mistake.<br /><br />Humans have always sought to spend time and money on art and fashion for their own aesthetic delight as well as social currency among their clan/tribe/village/class. We know that the people of the ancient world wove intricate patterns into cloth (the purple hems of Iberians, the colorful paint and design of Celtic shields, the riot of color recently detected on Greek sculptures, etc.). And if you look at evidence in contemporary sources like the Bayeux Tapestry you can see that there are at least colorful cloaks, tunics and hose with collars and belts of different color. I'd be very surprised if the same desire to show off didn't crop up amongst people living during the dark ages. Stripes and borders seem very likely, and I could believe that the use of tartan as a mark of clan pride is something that has a very ancient and unbroken lineage.<br /><br />My ancient celts all have tartan pants. My germans and even some vikings sport stripey pants. We're not creating static dioramas to be completely historically accurate (such a thing is going to be impossible anyway), but using some artistic license to add drama to the battles we are recreating. Does it feel right? Does it look right? That's all that matters.<br /><br />Just shy away from putting blue face paint on your 13th century Scottish knights and you should be fine ;)<br /><br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-80565912814120828492017-06-17T11:58:48.915-04:002017-06-17T11:58:48.915-04:00This is great. I wish I'd read it before assem...This is great. I wish I'd read it before assembling my "all-foot-factions" SAGA army. What are your views on early tartans/stripey tops for celtic types and stripey pants (trousers) for germanic types?PeteFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955643342671071144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-69086303341307869072016-08-31T09:41:46.378-04:002016-08-31T09:41:46.378-04:00Excellent! Glad the article proved useful! I just ...Excellent! Glad the article proved useful! I just finished up some Norman foot in my "summer" palette (with a few spots of blue) if you'd like to see the end result of these color schemes: http://1000footgeneral.blogspot.com/2016/08/medieval-flags-and-norman-foot.htmlJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-23447950445791121852016-08-31T07:39:55.904-04:002016-08-31T07:39:55.904-04:00This article is brilliant! Have just finished glu...This article is brilliant! Have just finished glueing my fingers together, I mean creating my Viking army, undercoated it, and was then starting my search for pictures and articles on what colours I should use for the clothing - I am now thinking to split the army into warbands, each having a different seasonal palette.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379906237839524197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-85826288604941584342016-08-23T09:32:19.396-04:002016-08-23T09:32:19.396-04:00Thanks Tony! Glad you enjoyed it!Thanks Tony! Glad you enjoyed it!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-20223458664545290682016-08-23T09:27:27.276-04:002016-08-23T09:27:27.276-04:00Agreed the GW paints aren't exact matches, but...Agreed the GW paints aren't exact matches, but for someone new to the hobby, or transitioning from GW games to historicals they might be the only thing on hand. I think adding a little brown, black or white to a GW color could mute it enough to look appropriate. Thanks for the comments, hope my guide was useful!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-38527144362088933882016-08-23T07:34:59.437-04:002016-08-23T07:34:59.437-04:00Thank you.
I've enjoyed reading this post and...Thank you.<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading this post and found it very interesting and informative.<br /><br />I still like Blood Red!<br /><br />TonyTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167770417289351340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-34603486884055566272016-08-22T23:43:07.153-04:002016-08-22T23:43:07.153-04:00I think it's awesome how the vallejo colours a...I think it's awesome how the vallejo colours are like exact but the closest one available from GW are like way off. Though the over saturated colours do look good at table viewing distance.Nin Winhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214986739020945052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-57155657144306257532016-04-04T16:37:03.099-04:002016-04-04T16:37:03.099-04:00for cheap order go on https://www.waylandgames.co....for cheap order go on https://www.waylandgames.co.uk becareful stock is not always good but prices are low! Frogs of Warhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614534806569302504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-28042861971919873012014-08-13T06:46:40.431-04:002014-08-13T06:46:40.431-04:00Thank you for assembling this great guide.Thank you for assembling this great guide.Andrew Gilmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023827660057425536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-26679604350209439122013-03-03T20:09:08.851-05:002013-03-03T20:09:08.851-05:00Excellent stuff - Thank You!Excellent stuff - Thank You!Scott Dallimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739082192079659382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-12806663166752631462013-01-16T08:32:28.342-05:002013-01-16T08:32:28.342-05:00So happy you found it useful!So happy you found it useful!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-31162904303660207882013-01-15T23:28:20.799-05:002013-01-15T23:28:20.799-05:00Great post - thanks for this!Great post - thanks for this!quindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194306105013871853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-54566899389065474482013-01-08T14:09:02.108-05:002013-01-08T14:09:02.108-05:00Excellent resource, just what I needed for the lea...Excellent resource, just what I needed for the lead pile of unpainted Gripping Beast Saxons staring at me from the desk :-). Regards, MarkThe Wilde Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078032098900017477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-85370970853838433872012-12-31T00:31:19.558-05:002012-12-31T00:31:19.558-05:00Oh, awesome Monty! Glad it's helpful! Looking ...Oh, awesome Monty! Glad it's helpful! Looking forward to seeing your axe-wielding raiders :)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300726634407646984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-59197778209965160032012-12-30T20:55:59.687-05:002012-12-30T20:55:59.687-05:00As one of the very last people to jump on the Saga...As one of the very last people to jump on the Saga bandwagon, I remembered your post and I'm using it to help in color selection for my first Viking warband. It's a bit of a struggle making the jump from 15mm to 28mm AND trying to pick subdued colors but this helps. So, thanks for your hard work! Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-85711994695352320732012-11-09T13:51:54.144-05:002012-11-09T13:51:54.144-05:00Fantastic resource! Thanks.Fantastic resource! Thanks.Mitch Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350383975066929417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627201667298914772.post-9076128095015846972012-09-05T07:07:03.125-04:002012-09-05T07:07:03.125-04:00Thats Brilliant CheersThats Brilliant CheersKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517821268697447529noreply@blogger.com