Model Citizen

Model Citizens EZ Skin

I thought I'd do a quick tutorial on painting skin....the easy way.
It involves a bit of skill, but nothing like that which is required if you want to airbrush.
I've used this method lots of times, so without further ado, here we go.



After priming the model, I paint over the skin with white primer (from MP Paints, as are all the paints I use), now if there's going to be a tricky part this is coming. After it's dry I paint the skin with Pale Flesh. When this is dry I get both Pale Flesh and Tanned Flesh out, tops open and start adding Pale Flesh again to the model, but instead of letting it dry I add a bit of Tanned Flesh on as well and basically start blending it all together on the model. You can be as clever as you like at this stage by adding slightly more Pale Flesh to the lighter areas or a bit more Tanned Flesh to the darker areas, but the thing is you have to move pretty quickly, as these acrylic paints dry very quickly. Try and avoid using water and use them neat. If you muck up, just let it dry and give it another go, I've been known to have 3 go's on it to get it right, but it's quick, and once you get the nack, it's pretty easy. There, that's the hardest part over.



Next I add a bit of Chestnut Brown Ink. Now this I do water down. Basically there's no reason to add this neat as it will look bad, but you can opt to go to light, and if you need it darker, then add another wash after. The trick to this is to add the ink all over the skin otherwise it will leave a water mark on the edge, though again you can use this for a dirty sweaty look if required. It's best to let it dry naturally, though near the end a hairdryer can be used if you dont make the ink run.



Next step is more ink, this time some Chocolate Brown. I just did the exact same thing I did before. I also took a pic of the brush, that is the only one I've used so far on this kit. Also, dont worry about the eyes, you can sort all that out after.



Last stage, told you it was EZ!
This next bit is where I add the highlights. I'm just going to add a bit of drybrushed white, or cream, to the face. Again, err on the side of caution, and go lighter rather than darker....what i mean is use less paint rather than more, if it's not light enough you can always add another pass.

There. Finished. All I did next was paint the eyes, add some Tanned Flesh to the lips, with a bit of light red and ink washed and drybrushed the clothes in the same way I did the skin.

Finished item below.



I was very pleased to see that Indy made Gallery Of The Day at E2046