Total War 101 How I paint Human Skin. Tutorial: Part 1 of 2

This is a "How I do it" as requested by shortonammo. I just put together some tips and ideas on one possible way to paint flesh. It is pretty straight forward and simple. There are many schools of thought on the subject. Any tips or additions are welcome. I am always looking to learn something new or old.

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[5cottee]

The way i paint faces (when i'm using a white undercoat) is to create a wash out of tallarn flesh then wait for that to dry and then do a final highlight of elf flesh.

[Shiznaft1]

Excellent idea. Smarter if you ask me. If I only primed white ....arrrrggghhh... LOL

[RossConnorGoSlow]

whats that song in the intro

[Shiznaft1]

FAQ Number 1: Slayer, Seaons in the Abyss, Skeletons of society.

LOL, I get that question soooo much. You can hear the full version with video here on Youtube. This is a sample of a cover that a buddy did.

[SwimmingInMtDew]

nice vid

[Shiznaft1]

Why, thank you! Looking for new vids man. How are we suppose to swim in the dew with no material.

[somebodystudios]

you've inspired me to repaint 4000 points of ultramarines to blood ravens

[Number1GamerAsh]

dude thats dedication !!! 5 gold stars lol

[daviddillabough]

i use a base coat of dark flesh followed by tallarn flesh. then i build up layers of tallarn/bleached bone mix until im satisfied with the skin tone.

[Thecamper2256]

i use testors, i hope their cream color works just as well as the rosy flesh and citadel stuff

[5cottee]

I hardly ever prime white, it takes to long to paint everything black, plus i like the darker, more sinister, look of the black undercoat

[Shiznaft1]

You can still use GW colors to do it you just have to mix in a tiny amount of white and a tiny bit of blood red, or you could just use Gryph sepia wash.

[Shiznaft1]

Glad I could help. If there is something lacking in the second half let me know and I will look out for that in the next one.

[Shiznaft1]

True! I do think of foundation as GW though. You are right I never use them cause they seem to go on so thick. I guess I need to give them another chance. I keep hearing good things about P3 paints. Thanks for the comment