Since starting to transition from Citadel toward Vallejo paints, I have struggled to land on a steady way to paint faces and different skin tones. I think I will use this set as a guideline for the 'basic' tones and build from there. I already own most of these colors anyway!
70.928 Light Flesh
70.815 Basic Skin Tone
70.804 Beige Red
70.876 Brown Sand
70.814 Burnt Red
70.859 Black Red
70.812 Violet Red
I will need to figure out how to integrate these into my previous Citadel paint based system:
Great skin tone recipes I used (taken from a video on Youtube):
(Instead of Cadian Fleshtone - used either Medium/Flat flesh tones??)
Pale, sickly, demonic
1. Bugmans Glow basecoat, washed with violet
2. VGA Pale flesh mixed with GW Cadian Fleshtone top down layering
3. Highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh
4. Reikland Fleshsade (1) to Druchii Viloet (2) then 1v1 with Lahmian Medium wash
Default GW skintone
1. GW Bugmans Glow basecoat
2. GW Cadian Fleshtone highlight l
3. VGA Paleflesh super highlight from above
4. Reikland Fleshshade mixed 1v1 Lahmian Medium for wash (used on next two skintones as well
Slightly darker skintone than the default
1. GW Bugmans Glow (2) to GW Steel Legion Drab (1) mix
2. GW Cadian Fleshtone 1v1 mix with GW Ushabti Bone highlight layer
3. GW Pallid Wych Flesh thinned down as final highlight
4. Reikland Fleshshade mixed 1v1 Lahmian Medium for wash (I would add a bit of Agrax to darken)
Midrange, "mezo-American"
1. GW Steel Legion Drab mixed with viloet ink basecoat
2. GW Cadian Fleshtone mixed with GW Steel Legion Drab top down layering
3. Highlight with thinned Cadian Fleshtone, on pectorals and tops only
4. Final highlight with 8x1 Ushabti Bone and water for light highlight
5. Reikland Fleshshade mixed 1v1 Lahmian Medium for wash (maybe a 3v1 Reikland to Agrax)
Dark skintone
1. GW Rhinoz Hide (4) to VGC Violet (1) mix basecoat
2. GW Doombull Brown highlight
3. GW Doombull Brown 1v1 mix with Steel Legion Drab 15/20 degree above highlight
4. Final highlight with 8x1 Ushabti Bone and water for light highlight
5. Druchii Violet 1v1 mix with Lahmian medium for wash
70.812 Violet Red
70.814 Cad. Umber Red
70.815 Basic Skin Tone
70.859 Black Red
70.876 Brown Sand
70.928 Light Flesh
70.950 Black
Brian uses just 4-5 colors from the Vallejo Model Color line,
Brown Sand 876, Basic Skin Tone 815, Cavalry Brown 982, Burnt
Cadmium Red 814 and Burnt Umber 941.
Brown Sand (2-3/1 water to paint. Two coats.)
Brown Sand + Burnt Umber for shadows (Black Red for deepest, or darker skin tones)
like inside the nostrils, ears, eyes, etc.
Brown Sand + Basic Skin Tone for highlights
nose bridge, chin, ears, and cheekbones.
Basic Skin Tone for only the highest points and use sparingly or the figure will be too pale.
Five o’clock shadows can be applied with Burnt Umber with an optional touch of dark blue or grey, if desired.
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