Shotgun_Justice Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi all I want to paint the faces of my white scars to be be Mongolian but so far haven't been able to achieve anything usable. Chaplainmikeys' tutorial from http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295448-painting-faces-tutorial/ looks to be very useful, especially the red glaze idea. This is the reference pic I'm using but since I can't paint faces at the best of times I'm struggling, any help would be greatly appreciated. I suppose I'm asking mostly for palette or colour help. http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad279/shotgun_justice/White%20Scars%20Project/Ref%20Pics/3pH8vB1_zpsaf4859e4.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hmm. I came kinda close to that working on my Broken Arrows: The one on the left particularly. It's a tricky thing. Lots of balancing reds against browns against yellows. Unfortunately I didn't take notes as I was painting it, and had to reconstruct the process from (shoddy) memory afterwards. So you may not trust the order of things, but this will give you a palette to work with: Primed light gray Basecoat Dark Flesh Wash Badab Black Basecoat a mix of Dark Flesh and Balor Brown. Comes out looking like a reddish peach color. Add more Brown and some Kommando Khaki. Looks a bit more peachy. Use as second basecoat. More Khaki, maybe more Brown. Looks yellowish. Used as highlight. Make a bit brighter with more Khaki or Bleach Bone. Used as second highlight. Devlan Mud wash. Very light Baal Red wash. Touch up as necessary. Anyway, my work doesn't quite match the skin tone you're looking for 100%, but this should put you on the right track. Don't beat yourself up over it too much at any rate. Flesh tones are arguably the hardest thing to master in painting models, next to OSL, NMM and such. Keep reference pictures like that one you have close when you're painting, because skin tones are very complex, and it's easy to forget the subtleties when working from memory. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun_Justice Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thanks man, some really useful mixes there to have a play with. I'm at a very enjoyable stage with my painting where every new step is an adventure, I'm confident enough that I'll get it right eventually and half the fun is messing up and seeing what happens. My test heads have shown me how to paint sunburn at least! If anyone else wants to chime in that would be great Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun_Justice Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Went and bought a few new paints and had a go yesterday, Test on the floating head, wip on the fella with a body http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad279/shotgun_justice/White%20Scars%20Project/20141006_015006_zpswlu57slk.jpg 2 shots of the finished model head in different lighting conditions http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad279/shotgun_justice/White%20Scars%20Project/20141006_015425_zpsmbvecjui.jpg http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad279/shotgun_justice/White%20Scars%20Project/20141006_020511_zpsiespwdvs.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Assuming the lighting on the second two pics is accurate, then you're using too much red. In the first pic they both look Caucasian, so the lighting was too extreme maybe? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 One thing to remember with Marines is that their skin color/tone is going to vary based on their Melachromic Organ as well. It's possible that you could have squads of the same Chapter fighting in different star systems (or even different worlds in the same system) with different skin tones due to solar radiation level differences. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun_Justice Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 In the 1st pic I was getting too much glare off the highlights, making them look much too stark - had to bounce the light to reduce it. He looks like he's blushing doesn't he! Im trying now with adding the baal red wash earlier, in a mix with reikland flesh shade so I can better control the red with the highlights Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297621-white-scars-mongolian-faces-help/#findComment-3826773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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