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Flesh mix for people of colour

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  • Member since
    February 2004
  • From: Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Posted by chris hall on Monday, July 19, 2004 1:29 PM
Thanks, ajlafleche and boybuddho! that's just the sort of stuff I was looking for, and gives me some ideas to work with. The figures I'm painting are 1/7 scale, not 25mm, but the basic principles would seem to be the same. Just a question of adding more contrast and detail, and practice, practice, practice (so what's new?Big Smile [:D])

Chris.
Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly!
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:52 AM
Hi Chris, I found this on a painting website for small metal figurines:

http://www.paintingclinic.com/clinic/guestarticles/fleshbw2.htm

Dan

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:38 AM
As you know, the range of color varies from caucasian white to ebony.
What I did a couple years ago was to use a base of burnt sienna. The shadows were van dyke brown and the highlights were a patina of raw sienna. This was gladiator in full helmet so I did not have to work on facial highlights.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    February 2004
  • From: Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Flesh mix for people of colour
Posted by chris hall on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:11 PM
I've just bought a set of 4 * 1/7 scale England soccer players, issued earlier this year by Airfix. My problem is that two of these players are people of colour, and, having last done a person of colour in 1998, when I built the Tamiya 1/35 Pibber, I've fogotten how to do 'black' flesh. My preferred media for flesh are:

oils
Citadel/ Warhammer acrylics
Humbrol enamels

in that order.

Any ideas, people?

Chris.
Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly!
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