No, not what you can do to yourself in a sunbed. 8) 8)
But advice for what colours you use to represent different and diverse racial skin tone types.
I have a dark skin "Nubian"(sic) paint that is excellent for West Africans,(Nigerian or Congo bush wars) but what do I use for the lighter tones of say - Afro-Caribbean ?
And then there is Asian? What's best skin tone for Indian/Pakistani soldiers ?
Or indeed Middle Eastern Arabs ?
Does those interesting fantasy skin tones of Vallego "Elf" and "Dwarf" have any human applications ?
Mind you for realism my flesh (white ) Falkland paras have a streak of cammo.
Quote from: Sunray on 03 November 2017, 12:36:10 AM
No, not what you can do to yourself in a sunbed. 8) 8)
But advice for what colours you use to represent different and diverse racial skin tone types.
I have a dark skin "Nubian"(sic) paint that is excellent for West Africans,(Nigerian or Congo bush wars) but what do I use for the lighter tones of say - Afro-Caribbean ?
And then there is Asian? What's best skin tone for Indian/Pakistani soldiers ?
Or indeed Middle Eastern Arabs ?
Does those interesting fantasy skin tones of Vallego "Elf" and "Dwarf" have any human applications ?
Mind you for realism my flesh (white ) Falkland paras have a streak of cammo.
This might help. http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310
Clever approach to a contentious subject. Some epic eye candy ! ;)
As a basic 10mm painter who (1) sprays his primer and (2) paints straight from the bottle/tin , I would really appreciate what Vallego shades I could use in terms of the ethnic groups listed.
I only use elf flesh followed by burnt umber wash on my models, or dark flesh with a dark flesh/khaki mix for the highlight.
And Indians range enormously in skin tones, from pale Turkic with blue eyes to melanistic.
One thing to keep in mind is how tanned the light skinned soldiers probably were. Whenever you see pics of Victorian / Edwardian era soldiers, explorers or other outdoors people in less than respectable dress, the tanlines around their wrists and necks are surprisingly strong.
Cheers,
Aksu
Quote from: Sunray on 03 November 2017, 07:34:21 AM
Clever approach to a contentious subject. Some epic eye candy ! ;)
As a basic 10mm painter who (1) sprays his primer and (2) paints straight from the bottle/tin , I would really appreciate what Vallego shades I could use in terms of the ethnic groups listed.
The Vallejo shades and numbers, together with colour samples, are beneath the photos of each enthic group.
Thanks John, a useful reference that I have bookmarked