| Aidancw | 21 Mar 2010 2:02 p.m. PST |
hey everyone, i recently bought some WF Germans on vacation and i am having a heck of a time getting the right skin colour. I've tried washes and every other freaking thing i can think of. So if anyone can give some tips it would be greatly appreciated. Oh by the way the germans are excellent. |
aecurtis  | 21 Mar 2010 2:30 p.m. PST |
I suppose the skin color would depend on where they went on vacation. Didn't Mick or someone do a tutorial on these? Allen |
| Pictors Studio | 21 Mar 2010 2:31 p.m. PST |
I find one of the best skin colours for these guys is Medium Flesh from Delta Ceramcoat. Put that on, then put a mix of GW brown ink, future and water in about a 1:1:2 ratio on them. After that has dried highlight them with the Medium Flesh again. That should give a pretty good effect. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 21 Mar 2010 2:33 p.m. PST |
I was gonna say "With paint", but I've been jumped on for being snarky. |
| Garand | 21 Mar 2010 3:07 p.m. PST |
I usually paint caucasians using GW's Elf Flesh as a base, then wash with Elf Flesh + a couple drops of flesh wash (may be OOP now, but it's a red-brown ink). I then drybrush with elf flesh, then elf flesh + skull white. Produces a decent, slightly ruddy flesh tone (but not so much as straight flesh wash!) Damon. |
| Patrick R | 21 Mar 2010 3:18 p.m. PST |
I use decoart dark flesh with a vallejo flesh wash. Highlight with regular flesh (I use the old humbrol acryllics) If you prefer a lighter flesh tone, just use regular flesh with a flesh wash and highlight with a light flesh colour. |
| Cornelius | 21 Mar 2010 3:26 p.m. PST |
I kind of assume that they'd have the weather-beaten fisherman look and therefore actually be quite tanned all year round so go for quite a dark flesh look. |
| Aidancw | 21 Mar 2010 6:39 p.m. PST |
hey security minister…thanks for the help….i was using pencil crayons…. |
| brevior est vita | 22 Mar 2010 4:57 a.m. PST |
For painting the skin tones on my ancient German warriors, I use Vallejo Model Colors #815 Flesh Tone, shaded with #845 Sunny Skintone. And be sure to use caution when you paint ancient German warriors, as they can become quite irritable at times.  Cheers,
Scott |
| Aidancw | 23 Mar 2010 7:30 p.m. PST |
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| jdeleonardis | 25 Mar 2010 7:36 a.m. PST |
Good info here, as I was planning on working on some Germans soon myself. Not to mention 'where they went on vacation' as well as 'with paint' and 'crayons' was some funny stuff :) |
| wayneempire | 22 Mar 2011 1:25 p.m. PST |
Depends on where the Germans like to summer….if they go to the beaches in southern Spain, their dermis will be of a golden yellow-brown. If they summer on the beaches of the Black Sea, their skin-tone will be a rich dark brown, with a glow possibly from the winds from Chernoble…..
Wayne
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