Flesh Tones

Reaper Miniatures makes very good Flesh Tone Paint sets. They are acrylic and come in bottles like Vallejo Model Color and Game Color but the bottle is just a tad smaller. They can come in triades, sets of three that are meant to be used as base, mid tone, and shadow. You will want the Master Series of Paints. You can get them at: http://www.reapermini.com/store/customer/home.php

or

http://www.miniature-giant.com/paint-reaper-Reaper-c-560.html

PleoMax wrote:

I recommend oil paints for flesh...they blend better than acrylics.

Not necessarilly.

Except for a glaze on the boots, Marion Ball painted this entirely in Vallejo acrylics.

Old Pappy wrote:

Hmm.  1:1?  The Vallejo model paint I've used needs reduction for AB-ing, but seems just right for brush painting.  Are the fleshtones heavier, or do you dilute for other reasons?  Ever use isopropyl for thinning?

Vallejo Model Air is prethinned for use in an airbrush. Model Color, a differnt product by the same company, is a relatively thick paint that the manufacturer recommends be thinned with distilled water.

I recommend oil paints for flesh...they blend better than acrylics.

Old Pappy wrote:

I'm in the market for a good fleshtone set, too.  I notice that the Andrea set looks very much like Vallejo paint- same size, same bottle, etc and come from Spain.  Do they behave like Vallejo paints?

In short, yes. Well, the original colors do. I haven't tried the new line, but I would guess they didn't mess with success. Both should be diluted about 1:1 for base coating. Layering for shadows and highlight need greater dilution, for which Vallejo suggests strongly to use distilled water. (no, not Vallejo distilled water in a 34 ml bottle for $3 USD, but run of the mill distilled water at less than $2 USD a gallon from your local pharmacy). They can be intermixed for custom colrs quite well, too.

I have heard at least one modeler whose work I respected recommend the Andrea Flesh Tones Paint Set.  ModelMaster also makes a variety of flesh tone base and highlight colors which I find work pretty well, at least in 1/35.

Andy