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Post by Teneas on Feb 9, 2007 18:21:05 GMT -5
Was just wanting to know if anyone knew of a good metal dye that would get my chain shirt to black? Or at least very close. Not satisfied with the metal dyes for black so far. Just let me know, if you have any suggestions.
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Post by HeatherRae on Feb 9, 2007 19:04:55 GMT -5
Was just wanting to know if anyone knew of a good metal dye that would get my chain shirt to black? Or at least very close. Not satisfied with the metal dyes for black so far. Just let me know, if you have any suggestions. Best I've seen is Darkest Dull Obsidian. |
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Post by Grozer on Feb 9, 2007 20:13:57 GMT -5
Darkest dull obsidian is a good choice... however if done correctly you can use pure black. The problem is using complete pure black you lose any texture or detail of the armor...
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Post by Teneas on Feb 9, 2007 22:05:57 GMT -5
Yeah, had that on my last set. You have no texture what so ever. Kinda like a walking shadow. Thanks.
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Post by Nim_White on Feb 10, 2007 6:24:09 GMT -5
The darkest blue is also effective for armour, especially chain mail.
It's a pity you can't use black and then dry brush with silver as I like to do with miniatures.....
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Post by Teneas on Feb 10, 2007 9:22:23 GMT -5
I just wanted to have black with a little bit of gold lining different areas. Just got more gold now. Also the toasted ash doesnt work to bad. Cant seem to dye my hood though. It is actually a pot helmet crafted to look like a hood, but cant get it to change colors. Any suggestions?
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Feb 10, 2007 9:35:18 GMT -5
Are you using the leather and cloth dye to dye it?
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Post by Munroe on Feb 10, 2007 9:35:51 GMT -5
Hoods are cloth so you have to use cloth colours instead of metal colours.
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Post by SlothfulCat on Feb 10, 2007 10:10:17 GMT -5
Believe the exact color for it is Cloth 1, and you do have to have it equiped to work on it.
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Post by thehunter123 on Feb 12, 2007 19:30:23 GMT -5
black armor .. i think Sil uses toasted ash or some weird name color ..
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Post by Teneas on Feb 13, 2007 7:08:26 GMT -5
Finally settled on pure black in some spots,and dull obsidian on the rest. Seems to work out.
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Post by Aodhan the Unusual on Feb 13, 2007 13:11:51 GMT -5
Yeah... Pure Black and Pure White, if used in small doses and mainly for accents can really make an outfit look sharp. But when everyone goes over board and dyes an entire outfit in that stuff they stick out like a sore thumb. And for you sneaky types who are thinking pure black will help you blend in to the shadows more, ummm... No. You stick out worse than if you were using a light spell cast on a pure white outift. Try going with shades of grey, darker purples, blues, greens, maybe graveyard green or whatever that oddly interesting color is.  |
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Post by Nim_White on Feb 13, 2007 14:27:52 GMT -5
As Mezereon is wont to say, dark reds are about the best colour for concealment. She says she doesn't understand the reason why. OOC it's because, to put it a bit unscientifically, red has the lowest energy level of the visible spectrum range, so any other colour will tend to attract the eye in preference.
Pure or absolute black is very noticeable against any colour background. In fact during World War Two the Royal Navy did some experiments which showed that, in certain weather conditions at night, a vessel would be harder to see against the horizon if it were actually illuminated!
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Post by Driderman on Feb 13, 2007 15:10:33 GMT -5
I once played on a server where there was this halfling in a completely Pure Black outfit... guy looked like he was 2-D ;D
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Post by Aodhan the Unusual on Feb 13, 2007 20:12:47 GMT -5
As Mezereon is wont to say, dark reds are about the best colour for concealment. She says she doesn't understand the reason why. OOC it's because, to put it a bit unscientifically, red has the lowest energy level of the visible spectrum range, so any other colour will tend to attract the eye in preference. The problem with some shades of red is they actually tend to draw the eye to it instead of away. Learned this in an intro to movies class. Red is used as a focal point in media because it tends to stand out against the backdrop of the general browns, greys, blues, and greens of the "rest of the world". Why do you think the chick that's about to betray someone is wearing red? Or that book with the bright red cover sitting next to the murder weapon? Or what about that car that just hit someone and sped off? True this tends to be most of the brighter shades, but there are a few medium and dark shades (though not as many) that will draw a person's attention as well. Guess what I'm saying is, be careful the colors you choose if you're trying to hide... Some will draw attention to you whether you realize it or not.  |
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Post by Nim_White on Feb 13, 2007 20:49:01 GMT -5
That's interesting, and a good point. But as you note, this is mainly true of the brighter shades of red. And how much, I wonder, is due to our subconscious conditioning that red means danger?
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