Thanks, Steve!
The colors used on the face have been all Vallejo:
Base: Cork Brown + English Uniform + Dark Red +Orange Brown + small dab of Flat Blue
Highlights: Base + Basic Skintone ( continue to add very small amounts of flat blue to each highlight layer to tone down the orange in the Basic Skintone.
Shadows: English Uniform + Violet Red + Cork Brown (for deeper shadows, I added some Cadmium Umber Red)
Glazes of Orange Brown in the cheeks and temple areas, Prussian Blue under the eyes and Dark red on the nose and cheeks as well
As far as application goes, I use many layers of thinned color to build up the tones as softly as possible using as large a brush as I can. I always glaze between transition areas of each layer of highlight and shadow to smooth them. The hardest part is getting the right ratio of paint to water to give you enough coverage, and not get streaks or blotches of color. This just takes practice and getting a feel for the paint. It's always a challenge to use acrylics, but I like the control I have that was never possible for me when I only painted with oils. For example, if my contrast is too hard, I can soften it by glazing over the area with a mid tone and that cuts the contrast.
I hope this helps!
Matt
