I have been asked by a few people recently about my painting of TARTANS on the Scottish Toy Soldiers exhibited on my site, so I hope these guides will be of use to you .
As well as the Tartans I have details how to paint the border on the bonnet, and the hose (socks)
Back views for painting kilts for 4 tartans
John O'Brien
obees@upnaway.com
2 August 2001
TARTANS
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Paint Dark Blue all over
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Paint 3 horizontal bands in Dark Green.
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Paint thin black lines to cross the Blue and Green.
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Where the green bands cross, paint out Lighter Green squares. |
Paint thin black lines through the green bands.
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Back view of tartan
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Paint Dark Blue all over
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Paint 3 horizontal bands in Dark Green.
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Paint thin black lines to cross the Blue and Green.
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Where the green bands cross, paint out Lighter Green squares.
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Paint thin lines in order:
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Back view of tartan
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Paint Dark Blue all over.
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Paint 3 horizontal bands in Dark Green.
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Paint thin black lines to cross the Blue and Green.
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Where the green bands cross, paint out Lighter Green squares.
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Paint thin lines,
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Back View of tartan
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Paint all of kilt scarlet.
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Paint double dark blue lines.
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Paint thin yellow lines between blue lines.
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Finish with fine white lines through red squares |
Back view of tartan
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Paint Dark Blue all over, then thin black lines.
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Paint out every alternate band in Dark Green.
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Where the green bands cross, paint out Lighter Green squares. |
Paint thin red lines as indicated.
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Paint Yellow lines through the blue squares. |
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Paint Dark Green all over.
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Paint out every alternate band in Green.
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Paint Thin Green lines as indicated.
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Paint Thin Yellow and Red lines through the Green. |
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Paint Dark Blue all over.
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Paint Dark Green bands 2/3, with 1/3 left Blue
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Paint thin white lines as indicated.
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Paint thin red lines through green squares.
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Paint Dark Blue all over.
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Paint out every alternate band in Green.
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Where the green bands cross, paint out Lighter Green squares. |
Paint thin Black lines through the Green bands.
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Paint thin White lines through the Blue bands.
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Regiment |
Facings |
Headress |
Tartan |
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The Royal Scots |
Blue |
Bonnet with blue, white and red diced border |
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The Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Blue |
Bearskin
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The King's Own Scottish Borderers |
Blue |
Bonnet with green, white and red diced border |
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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
Green |
Shako |
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Regiment |
Facings |
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Sporran |
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The Black Watch
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Blue |
Scarlet hackle, Scarlet, blue, white diced border |
White with 5 black tassels |
Red and black |
Government or 42nd
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The Highland Light Infantry |
Buff |
Shako, Scarlet, green, white diced border. Bandsmen - bonnet |
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The Seaforth Highlanders |
Buff |
White hackle, Scarlet, green, white diced border. Bandsmen - white hackle |
White, with 2 black tails |
Scarlet and white |
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The Gordon Highlanders |
Yellow |
White hackle, Scarlet, green, white diced border.Bandsmen - scarlet over white hackle |
White, with 2 black tails |
Scarlet and black |
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The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders |
Blue |
White hackle. Scarlet, green, white diced border |
Black, with 2 white tails |
Scarlet and green |
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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders |
Yellow |
White hackle, Scarlet and white border *. Bandsmen - red hackle |
Black with 6 white tassels |
Scarlet and white |
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Paint band white.
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Paint vertical red stripes.
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Paint a horizontal red band 1/3 height.
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Fill where the red overlaps with green / blue. |
* For The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, paint White instead of
Green,
for The Black Watch, paint Blue instead of Green.
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On white socks, paint diagonal pink stripes. |
Paint opposite angle diagonal pink stripes.
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Where the pink overlaps, fill with red paint.
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Outline the stripes with a thin black line. |
For other hose listed in the Highland Regiment
Details listing use the same scheme,
with the appropriate colours.
42nd Foot ( The Black Watch) c 1815
