Which is the best face paint to use!!!!!!

[Wellington 33 & 76]

Dear All

I have always being looking for the best way to paint the faces of the figures that I am creating,but always but it off because I few that I will spoil the figure by painting the face. Therefore I came across Andrea and Vallejo acrylics which have face painting set. The question is which one works and which one is the best the use, I don't want to spoil any more figures has there are starting to back up.

Cheers

 

[housecarl]

I wouldn't bother with either, that is if you want to learn how to mix colours.
There's an excellent tutorial here.
I use 3-4 colours:
Brown sand 876, Ivory, Leather belt and perhaps a touch of white for the extreme highs.
Shading with more leather.

 

[FigureLover]

You are probably going to get 50 different answers that this question, as everyone has their own style, mix, products, colours and brands.
The best way is to start with a basic figure, and start to play with it. What Carl says above is a good start, 3x basic colours, that way you are not overstreching yourself. Once you have good a good grasp on this, then add some more shades/colours and start to push what you already know.
As for brands of paints, start on one and stick with it for a while, till you know their ins and outs.
Hope this helps
Ben

 

[Helm]

Oils for me basic flesh tint, yellow ochre and red or white for shading with Paynes Grey for stubble. Your best bet is to post a few pics on here and see what people think. My painting isn't all that but it has improved leaps and bounds since I put pics up and saw what other folks said. I've had excellent responses from people who I regard as some of the best painters out there so don't worry about feedback
Steve

 

[swralph]

All the above are more or less correct, pictures definitely would be a help,it will help people to help you​

 

[Ferris]

I have used the Andrea set and it does give good skintones in my opinion, although some colours in the set tend to dry glossy.
Someone recently was very positive about Scale75's set, but I haven't tried it.
Mixing your own colours can be more satisfying, albeit a bit more labourious.

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[Wellington 33 & 76]

Dear all many thanks for your comments please see what I have been working on
Any advise welcome

Cheers

 

[MCPWilk]

I tend to use oils for faces, they allow longer blending time. Whatever technique you use, good luck, and if practice doesn't make perfect it certainly makes better!

Mike

 

[Bailey]

You can certainly get a premade set if you'd like. I've got a set by Andrea and one by Scale75, though not their skin sets. I find the Andrea blends very well. The Scale75 is great too but the paints are pretty thick so you need to thin them down quite a bit, especially if you're working with all the fine details on a face.

For my faces I use Reaper paints. They're acrylic and have a lot of different skin tones. They're often hard to find locally so you'll probably have to order them online. I posted a tutorial about skin tones and shared a number of the mixes over on Wamp. It's not specific to faces, but the colors I use are the same. Only difference are for stubble I mix in a little black or brown (not too much!) and I might add a little more red to the cheek shadows and anywhere else I want (nose tip, ears, etc).
http://www.wampforum.com/VB4/content.php?r=3623-Painting-Skin-Tones

 

[theBaron]

...I don't want to spoil any more figures has there are starting to back up.

Don't be afraid to strip a figure and start over. We learn by trying, and I think every one of us has had more than one go at a particular figure, at one time or another.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Eludia]

I'm trying to move away from acrylics so I've been meddling a little with water mixable oils. The best basic flesh mix I've found so far is deceptively simple; Naples Yellow mixed with Burnt Sienna - shaded with Burnt Sienna and highlighted with Titanium White, both blended straight into the base mix on the figure....sometimes things just don't need to be complicated.

Cheers,
Billy

 

[billyturnip]

I'm trying to move away from acrylics so I've been meddling a little with water mixable oils. The best basic flesh mix I've found so far is deceptively simple; Naples Yellow mixed with Burnt Sienna - shaded with Burnt Sienna and highlighted with Titanium White, both blended straight into the base mix on the figure....sometimes things just don't need to be complicated.

Cheers,
Billy

I definitely subscribe to that school of thought. Besides the above I also use a touch of red, usually Venetian Red.

Roger.

 

[Range Rat]

I'm trying to move away from acrylics so I've been meddling a little with water mixable oils. The best basic flesh mix I've found so far is deceptively simple; Naples Yellow mixed with Burnt Sienna - shaded with Burnt Sienna and highlighted with Titanium White, both blended straight into the base mix on the figure....sometimes things just don't need to be complicated.

Cheers,
Billy

How fast do they dry being water based.

 

[Eludia]

How fast do they dry being water based.

Drying times are comparable to traditional oils (i.e. days) but this time can be shortened dramatically by using a hot box. Most colours are dry within 24 hours or less.

Cheers,
Billy

 

[Range Rat]

Thanks Billy

 

[zane666]

this idea of water based oils seems to be quite popular, has anyone got any figures posted that use these paints, i'm at a stage of growing my paint collection.

cheers zane

 

[zane666]

whoops sorry i was meant to answer this thread: wellington 33 & 76 I usually spend ages looking at reviews, painting tutorials(heaps of them on utube), some figure companies have a tutorial section, and when I find one that makes me feel confident i'll give it a go.

cheers zane

 

[Eludia]

Some clarification is needed methinks...the paints are not "water based", they are "water mixable". They are still fundamentally oil paints but the oil carrier has been modified so that it can mix, with water, into an emulsion. There is no water in the actual paint. This may seem like a minor point but it is an important one. For example, they won't mix with water based paints or mediums e.g. acrylics.

A lot of people, me included (initially at least), are a little scared of oils because they think they need a lot of skill to use. My opinion now is that they are a lot more forgiving and much easier to use than acrylics. The longer drying times means you can work with them on the figure for a lot longer and if you're not happy with the results, the paint is easily removed with a quick scrub from a brush or a cotton bud dipped in water.

Hope this helps,
Billy