Patrick Kirk
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Guys,
Thanks for the kind words...
I paint in oils and no matter how hard I try, I never mix the same flesh tone twice. For the flesh base I used: burnt sienna, cadium red, yellow ochre. I mixed them together to get a deep brown and then put a glob of the base aside (I'll use this, plus some raw umber for the deepest shadows). I added just a touch of flesh to the base and then applied it to an undercoat of Vallejo sunny skin tone mixed with flesh.
Once I had the flesh base on, I took a clean brush and pulled the excess off leaving just a very fine coat of oil to mix wet on wet with the highlights. For highlights, I use napels yellow and titanium white. For the most dramatic highlights, I add just a touch of the flesh color (Bob Sarnowski taught me that) to the highlight along the top of the lips, flare of the nose, tip of the nose, and the highest points on the ckeek and then blend out to a pure titanium white (Anders, does that help?).
For the shadows, I pull in some of that blob that I set aside and mix in raw umber...that will become the deepest color for the shadows. I blend in at the edges to give the creases depth (a trick I learned from Bob Knee, Jr) at the deepest points. The shadows show themselves as I work on the highlights and then depending on the depth of the shadow, determines how much of the shade I apply...
Does that help?
I'll post an updated picture later today...I finished the khaki uniform this morning and will have to allow it to dry before I take the pictures...all that is left are the service stripes, unit patches, bomber insigna and the helmet...should have him done this week...
Thanks again, Guys!
Patrick
Thanks for the kind words...
I paint in oils and no matter how hard I try, I never mix the same flesh tone twice. For the flesh base I used: burnt sienna, cadium red, yellow ochre. I mixed them together to get a deep brown and then put a glob of the base aside (I'll use this, plus some raw umber for the deepest shadows). I added just a touch of flesh to the base and then applied it to an undercoat of Vallejo sunny skin tone mixed with flesh.
Once I had the flesh base on, I took a clean brush and pulled the excess off leaving just a very fine coat of oil to mix wet on wet with the highlights. For highlights, I use napels yellow and titanium white. For the most dramatic highlights, I add just a touch of the flesh color (Bob Sarnowski taught me that) to the highlight along the top of the lips, flare of the nose, tip of the nose, and the highest points on the ckeek and then blend out to a pure titanium white (Anders, does that help?).
For the shadows, I pull in some of that blob that I set aside and mix in raw umber...that will become the deepest color for the shadows. I blend in at the edges to give the creases depth (a trick I learned from Bob Knee, Jr) at the deepest points. The shadows show themselves as I work on the highlights and then depending on the depth of the shadow, determines how much of the shade I apply...
Does that help?
I'll post an updated picture later today...I finished the khaki uniform this morning and will have to allow it to dry before I take the pictures...all that is left are the service stripes, unit patches, bomber insigna and the helmet...should have him done this week...
Thanks again, Guys!
Patrick
