Painting Flesh

[far4ngn]

Guys

Looking for ideas on how to paint flesh colours to get my figures to Painting Competition standard, suggestions welcome.

Regards
Paul

[Orcs]

I was told by Steve Barber of  Steve Barber miniatures to undercoat flesh in yellow. He is a superb painter and paints most of not all the figures on his website

[flamingpig0]

I was told by Steve Barber of  Steve Barber miniatures to undercoat flesh in yellow. He is a superb painter and paints most of not all the figures on his website

That is an idea -I am going to give it a go

[far4ngn]

Hmm an interesting colour, must admit I normally do mine with Vallejo Red Leather, then do flesh and then pale flesh.  I dont flesh wash anymore unless I've messed up.

[John Cook]

Hmm an interesting colour, must admit I normally do mine with Vallejo Red Leather, then do flesh and then pale flesh.  I dont flesh wash anymore unless I've messed up.

I didn't realise flesh colour was problematic.  I have to say I just use any one of the Vallejo flesh tones, depending on theatre and ethnicity.  I find black undercoat is a nightmare for so many pigments and I wonder if that is part of the problem.  I use a white undercoat, a wash usually Sepia and dry-brush highlights to the nose, chin and one side, which you can do even in 10mm.

[Ben Waterhouse]

I use one of the various contrasty paints over white undercoat. I have never understood black undercoat, it makes the figures dull, especially with the smaller scales.

[shrimproll9]

Hi, a number of people have asked me for my flesh recipe:
Undercoat: Halfords Matt Camo Brown spray (I stick 8 inf or 4 cav on a square chopsticks using blutac and use that for holding them, means with SYW figs you can work along the line)
Then I just work up through the Foundry Flesh triad 5A.
Sometimes the base coat needs two coats but after that the mid tone and the highlight give really good coverage.

Basecoat - all of the flesh area
Mid tone - faces: everything apart from eyes / moustache, trying to keep a line of the basecoat around the nose - hands: pick out the fingers in this tone
Highlight with a fine tip brush - faces: top of each eye, nose, top of cheeks, chin - hands: knuckle line, ends of fingers.

Hope that all helps!