Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Painting, Finishing and Care. => Topic started by: Neil on July 15, 2013, 10:56:30 pm
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Does Humbrol/Revelle do a skin coloured paint for painting little figures, or does anyone know what paints to mix to get skin coloured.
also what to mix to get ginger hair..............any ideas please.
neil.
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Try this:
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Realistic-Flesh-Tones (http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Realistic-Flesh-Tones)
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Hi Neil
Flesh colour- Humbrol 61
Tamiya XF 15
I think there is a company called Life Colour who do a flesh colour set.
Hope this helps.
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The advice in steam up's link is what I was told in art at school, the only bit missed was the tip to try the paint on the back of your hand - when you can't see it, it's right. Of course, if you're painting someone with a deeper suntan or a pasty individual, some adjustment would be needed.
The Humbrol mentioned is (or was, or might be again?) a good average northern European, but look at the range of hues of the riders in the TdF currently showing.
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cheers guys...............will have a look and a play around with my pots of paints.
neil..
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For a white man:-1 part red, 1 part yellow, 15 parts white. Other colours for your preference.
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I use Citadel Paints which are available at "games workshop" stores http://www.localstore.co.uk/cs/186/614/hobbies-and-games/fleetwood/ (http://www.localstore.co.uk/cs/186/614/hobbies-and-games/fleetwood/)
They stock a number of "flesh" colours - I use "elf flesh" for most of my model boat figures.
(http://s23.postimg.org/6pe65eh17/NEMBS_001.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
amaranth.jpg
Incidentally, these paints are acrylic and they also do "metallic" paints, useful for "brasswork" etc.
Worth checking out anyway.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Ray.
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Second that, the gamers stores have a wider range of paints for figures, with more than one flesh colour.
Also do an internet search, and look on the gaming sites for painting faces/flesh. There are lots of tips for getting a more lifelike finish. Skins ir never a single tone. Also the order of painting parts of the face make a difference. There may also be tutorials on youtube.
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Neil,
I haunted the wargames store here a few years back, not to play, but to watch the guy's paint. Purchased one of their how to books, and use their paints, citidel, I think. Best ten dollars I've spent in quite a while.
You can't go wrong following their methods. Tried using Tamiya acrylics, and following the book, but their range isn't quite as good as Citidel's.
Hope this helps a bit, and fully endorse Capt Podge and Tigertigers comments
cheers
vnkiwi
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Here you go:-
I have the lifecolor set someone mentioned
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LifeColor-Acrylic-Paint-Flesh-Tone-Set-22ml-x-6-/190781527562?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item2c6b77160a (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LifeColor-Acrylic-Paint-Flesh-Tone-Set-22ml-x-6-/190781527562?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item2c6b77160a)
Gives a nice selection of skin tones, not had chance to use them yet tho
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thanks guys.......think those responses have given me more to think about than the whole build of my lifeboats, %% %% %% %% %% %%
now I'm, baffled.
cheers.
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if there faces turn out too red just think they are weather beaten on the deck in all weathers--ha-ha
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Remember that even angels can have dirty faces and dirty clothes, like these two chaps.
The glossy effect has flattened now BTW
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Hi Neil
Ref = " to get ginger hair..............any ideas please. "
You could move to Scotland {-) :-))
Timo2
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Hi Timo.
RE: to get ginger hair.. neil just hast to go on the Irn Bru diet {-)
frank.
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I have paint coloured skin most days if that helps...... %)
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Neil,
The pixies in this lawn planter have been painted with Revell Aqua Color - Flesh 35 matt. Must get around to painting the cart.
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/822/jzxp.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/jzxp.jpg/)
Tony.