Painting Heer and Luftwaffe Splinter Camouflage
By Kreighton Long
While the Waffen SS made extensive use of camouflage uniforms, the German Heer incorporated its own pattern, albeit not to the thoroughness of their SS peers.
In this article, I would like to share my process for painting Splinter Camouflage. This pattern is applicable for both Heer as well as Luftwaffe Fallschirmjager who sported similar patterns during the mid and late-war periods.
I recommend finding examples of splinter camouflage in history books or Google Images and leaning on them to help form the shapes of the different parts of this pattern. We will be using the following Vallejo paints in this tutorial: German Cam. Beige (821), Leather Brown (871), German Cam. Medium brown (826), Black (950), and Luftwaffe Cam. Green (823). We will also use Citadel’s Seraphim Sepia as a wash.
I hope this tutorial can be helpful. Good luck and happy painting!
A video version of this tutorial is available .
Header image used via CC 3.0: Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-586-2221-14, Frankreich, Normandie, Fallschirmjäger.jpg