Need help with faces :(
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MaestroOfMayhem
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Ok, depend on the face but usually you start with a medium flesh tone, you add some brown like bestial brown and shade. Or you could do an ink wash, I usually use brown and chaesnut ink in a 50/50 ratio with a little water.Then re-apply the main colour and then add white and highlight. When you hight be sure to colour the cheek bones, ey browns, fore head noce and chin. You can add some light purpe/pink and paint the lips.
freakinacage
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if the paint looks chalky, you probably need to thin your paints a little. also if you are drybrushing, try layering or blending - for more info, see the articles on the site.
To avoid the chalky look you must thin the paint and DON\'T do dry brushing.
To paint my elves\' faces I do the following steps (the same would work for other faces, just change de colours)
1. Basecoat (at least in the face) is always white
2. Paint the face with Elf Flesh
3. Washing with Chesnut Ink. In very dark areas (mouth, eyes and so) I put the ink with almost no water.
4. The mini has get darker, so I re-paint with Elf Flesh
5. I mix Elf Flesh with Skull White. 2 or 3 different colors. Paint hightlights with these without using dry brushing
6. Final hightlights with Skull White.
As you can see, many layers of colors are used. So, to THIN the paints is a must.
Hope that helps
To paint my elves\' faces I do the following steps (the same would work for other faces, just change de colours)
1. Basecoat (at least in the face) is always white
2. Paint the face with Elf Flesh
3. Washing with Chesnut Ink. In very dark areas (mouth, eyes and so) I put the ink with almost no water.
4. The mini has get darker, so I re-paint with Elf Flesh
5. I mix Elf Flesh with Skull White. 2 or 3 different colors. Paint hightlights with these without using dry brushing
6. Final hightlights with Skull White.
As you can see, many layers of colors are used. So, to THIN the paints is a must.
Hope that helps
Benko is right...
Always thin your paint for faces and DO NOT drybrush!!!
To paint faces, these are my steps:
(1) Basecoat (doesn\'t matter black, white or gray)
(2) Highlight (Drybrush here but with water downed paint) with white on raised areas (Note: if your basecoat is white, forget this step)
(3) Base colour (water this down)
(4) Do your eyes first
(6) Cover any paint that exceed the boundaries of the eye
(7) wash with either chestnut ink or flesh wash.
(8) Paint base colour again (water down also) but leaving the recesses with the wash.
(9) highlight with lighter skin colour (water down even more)
(10) Finally, if necessary, highlight again with either white or very very light skin colours for lighting effects (water down again)
Always thin your paint for faces and DO NOT drybrush!!!
To paint faces, these are my steps:
(1) Basecoat (doesn\'t matter black, white or gray)
(2) Highlight (Drybrush here but with water downed paint) with white on raised areas (Note: if your basecoat is white, forget this step)
(3) Base colour (water this down)
(4) Do your eyes first
(6) Cover any paint that exceed the boundaries of the eye
(7) wash with either chestnut ink or flesh wash.
(8) Paint base colour again (water down also) but leaving the recesses with the wash.
(9) highlight with lighter skin colour (water down even more)
(10) Finally, if necessary, highlight again with either white or very very light skin colours for lighting effects (water down again)
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kevd82
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The most important thing, as mentioned previously, is to thin your paints. I also agree with painting the eyes first - if you have to redo them after painting the rest of the face you may ruin the rest of the paintjob.
I have to disagree with washes on the face, as I see many examples of washes that are too shiny or uneven or show through the highlight colors. Apply shading only to the areas that need it, not in a broad wash. I layer and blend faces just like anything else. Same thing applies to all skin tones actually (in my opinion anyway).
I have to disagree with washes on the face, as I see many examples of washes that are too shiny or uneven or show through the highlight colors. Apply shading only to the areas that need it, not in a broad wash. I layer and blend faces just like anything else. Same thing applies to all skin tones actually (in my opinion anyway).
