suggestions needed: little of the beaten path

[godfather]

I am painting a large scale female vampire would like to paint the flesh tone very pale almost white, undead but with a bit of life, if you know what I mean. Any oil colour mixes i could use that allows me to do this?

 

[Jimmy S]

I'll send the mother in law around straight away..........

 

[Roc]

Jim, you took the words right out of my mouth, if your mother-in-law can't make it, let me know and I will send mine in all her glory :lol: :lol:


Cheers
Roc.

 

[Jim Patrick]

I'm sure Joe Hudson has some. He did the box art for one not too long ago. It's located here. I'm not sure but I think he used an airbrush for some parts. Joe would be the better person to answer that though. Hope this helps.

Jim Patrick

 

[Einion]

Probably the best way of doing this easily is to start with a mixed grey and then add small amounts of the normal fleshtone colours.

Since you're working in oils you have the opportunity to actually work over a completely monochome underpainting quite easily so you could consider doing a grisaille from white, black and a little umber and then glazing over the top of it.

Einion

 

[PJ Deluhery]

I've done a few vamps in the style I think you mean.

I started out with my basic flesh and added white until it was a very pale flesh. Use this for your base. Then add more white for the highs - you may end up with almost a pure white at the top, but try to tone that down just a bit. For the lows, I mixed in a gray until I got the value I liked, then tinted it slightly with prussian blue. You can achieve a nice effect by adding (as an undercoat) veins and blotches with a touch of prussian blue and then cover iwth a thin coat of your flesh.

If you want some other ideas, try some of the garage kit sites and get ahold of AMiazing Figure Modeler magazine.

Good Luck.

 

[PJ Deluhery]

Here's a link to Amazing Figure Modeler

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