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Offline JBaumal

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Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« on: September 02, 2020, 12:58:03 PM »
As the title states, I’m starting some Chinese Black Flag and Boxer troops and need assistance with colors to paint the flesh tones of these troops. I know there are many possible variations, and the tones aren’t really too different from mine, however I’m just looking for a basic game tabletop visible difference. My old pot of Howard Hues Oriental Flesh dried up, LOL,  and I’ve lost my notes from when I painted my earlier collection 30+ Years ago. I’d like a slight variance from my average white Europeans, if possible. Any ideas, assistance, recommendations, links, photos, etc, will be most appreciated.
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Offline OB

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2020, 01:04:20 PM »
I use Coat d'arms oriental flesh and wash it with Windsor and Newton nut brown ink.

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2020, 01:20:07 PM »
For oriental subjects, I use my standard 'Asian Flesh' blend (which I mix myself sorry, so I don't have actual paint names to give you) and go with lighter bands of layering than I would for the Asian Subcontinent or Middle East. Essentially it's the same sort of tones as my 'European Flesh' except that instead of a peach-coloured tone, I use a sandy brown sort of tone, highlighting up to a cream shade.

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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2020, 04:01:20 PM »
I'm mainly of Celtic ancestry, and when I teased a mixed Chinese-Thai girlfriend about being a "little yellow person" she would point out indignantly - and correctly - that she was whiter than I was (until she realised I was teasing her). Short of 54mm, I don't think there's any point in bothering; the difference will be invisible on the table.
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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2020, 07:48:47 AM »
... Short of 54mm, I don't think there's any point in bothering; the difference will be invisible on the table.
I agree, I just use lighter flesh tone.
« Last Edit: September 03, 2020, 07:52:04 AM by pws »
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Offline MikeRC97

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2020, 11:40:49 AM »
Having just painted miniatures with (East) Asian skin myself, I can tell you what I read online that I found a useful tip - avoid flesh tones with a pinkish hue as that is the main difference between European and East Asian skin.  I chose Vallejo Model Color Dark Flesh (not really dark at all).

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2020, 01:21:47 PM »
Foundry's Asian Flesh triad is my go to for both Chinese and Japanese.
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Offline A Lot of Gaul

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2020, 12:27:40 PM »
I have often found the following website to be very useful:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones
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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2020, 12:44:39 PM »
Foundry's Asian Flesh triad is my go to for both Chinese and Japanese.

I second this. You would not off painting Chinese a standard paleface but I like painting them with a sienna, sun tanned tone to make them stand out from my other troops. Foundry’s Oriental triad does the trick.

« Last Edit: September 04, 2020, 01:09:12 PM by Hammers »

Offline JBaumal

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2020, 11:41:40 PM »
Thanks for taking the time and effort to assist. Much appreciated! Have a great weekend.

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Re: Chinese flesh tones painting assistance requested please
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2020, 07:25:54 PM »
I have often found the following website to be very useful:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones
Best tutorial since years. Works well, so my +1

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