Paint sets......

[socko47]

Hi Pete,
well spotted, I exchanged the head of the excellent figure by John Smith Modellbau and took another one from the spare´s box. It is the Kirin German Stormtrooper sculpted by Brian Stewart - but it is likely that Mike Good supplied the head of this kit with the nicely done raised eyebrow and grim or grumpy sneer.
Cheers, Martin

I think the face even looks a bit like Mike!

 

[custer760]

Thought so Martin,
got this myself in the spares box,had the Stormtrooper figure and there was 2 heads in the box...great stuff.Mike Good told me that he had sculpted the head.
Regards
Pete

 

[Ray Stout]

Finding a universal "Good" flesh tone, is like the quest for the Holy Grail !! just when I thought I'd got it right, I'd forgotten how much of an effect the colour of your Groundwork affects the fleshtones. Compare your figure when painted, with a Grass base, and a snow base. They're completely different ! Then, of course we paint using Daylight bulbs, but in competition rooms, it's normal lighting!! For me, it's a question of finding a "Happy Medium" not the best, but a fleshtone that doesn't vary that much. Ray

 

[Wayneb]

Finding a universal "Good" flesh tone, is like the quest for the Holy Grail !! just when I thought I'd got it right, I'd forgotten how much of an effect the colour of your Groundwork affects the fleshtones. Compare your figure when painted, with a Grass base, and a snow base. They're completely different ! Then, of course we paint using Daylight bulbs, but in competition rooms, it's normal lighting!! For me, it's a question of finding a "Happy Medium" not the best, but a fleshtone that doesn't vary that much. Ray

Do your best and then take it outside on a somewhat overcast day and have a look. Painting for competition is always a loser if you're trying to please someone else. Paint your wall yellow with a light blue carpet makes your carpet look green. Now I know......My wife did it

Wayne

 

[Ray Stout]

The best advice I can give is what Joe Shaw told me. If I said, "this figure's uniform is mostly Grey" Joe's first question would be, "Is it a warm grey or a cold grey?" and the resultant mix to acheive these colours, would always be a 3 colour mix giving the desired effect of grey Ray

 

[Airkid]

We all know paints are a mahoosive market today. I've got far more than I need, and only tend to use just a few "standard" colours to achieve the hues I perceive to be appropriate for the job in hand. You can mix your hues from a limited group of colours, or you can grab another bottle/tube off the rack. Being an old fart, I started out using oils and that taught me the benefits of a limited palette.

Phil

 

[Venko]

I use mainly the Color theory now and it is much fun mixing colors

 

[Wayneb]

Some fine examples of face painting Martin. I mainly use the theory that if I can come close to painting as well as great painting, I'm happy.

Wayne

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Really interesting to see what all you guys use for flesh tones. Thanks for sharing. I've found Vallejo's Red Beige 70.804 to be a good base flesh tone for a caucasian figure. What Vallejo calls its Basic Skin Tone 70.815 is far too pinky orange and toy-like for my taste.
Rick