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9. It is better to use toned-down white paint for scale eff ect.


11. A fl ag painted using this technique when viewed against the light.


10. It is even possible to read through the translucent fl ag.


material. Allow it to dry again. Repeat this process until the color has built up to the degree that you want. About fi ve or six layers in total should build up the color without losing translucency.


T e intensity of color will be less than you are accustomed to seeing on fl ag illustrations showing a high degree of chroma. However, it will look natural on the model when completed, fl own and draped.


T e same strategy of several color washes is used for painting each smaller area. For this I use a quality round sable brush. Such a brush ‘points’ well. (Figure 8) To get a good edge, always keep the edge you are painting away from your painting hand. Finally paint the white areas. Incidentally, I tone down white with a touch of yellow ochre. (Figure 9) In my opinion pure white is too bright at model scale. Note that this demonstration does not use modern proportions of the Union fl ag, as this is a pre-1801 version. Also, proportions were not fi xed, as seen in the example auctioned in 2009. If the edges of the diff erent areas are not absolutely straight, it will not be noticeable when the fl ag is draped.


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