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Title: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 20 November 2012, 06:28:45 PM: Team,

I'm about to start on my Chinese Bandits while i'm waiting for the WL Chinese figures.

I appreciate that there's no one correct skin tone.

However, i'm colour-blind* so be gentle with me. I was thinking Vallejo flat flesh or basic skin tone and adding a little Snakbite Leather or similar. Another possibility would be adding Desert Yellow to the flesh tone [quite frankly, that doesn't look bad as it is but see above*]?

My WL are Northern Chinese/Manchuria if that helps any.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks

James
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: Drachenklinge on 21 November 2012, 07:59:22 AM: I used some BronzedFlesh from Vallejo with a bit of the "old" GWs Sepia-Wash". However, usually I'm more of the comic-type-painter, so this suggestion might be a bit too "yellowish". But maybe it is a good base to start with, since that BronzedFelsh is a nice warm yellow-brown color, mixing it with pink, brown, bleachedbone, etc.

I used it here:
(http://archive.fabrikhof.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ChineseMerchant.JPG)

here for the lower right one:
(http://archive.fabrikhof.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/LeavingJackSparrow.jpg)

and here for the middle pillar:
(http://archive.fabrikhof.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3Grazien.JPG)

hope it helps a bit - best wishes
DK
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 21 November 2012, 08:27:50 AM: Thanks DK - much appreciated
James
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: Hu Rhu on 21 November 2012, 10:41:03 AM: I am planning to use Foundry Oriental Flesh (Pallette Number 122) for my Chinese Warlord Army. I have found their 3 shade method produces first class results.
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 21 November 2012, 10:49:56 AM: Quote from: Hu Rhu on 21 November 2012, 10:41:03 AM
I am planning to use Foundry Oriental Flesh (Pallette Number 122) for my Chinese Warlord Army. I have found their 3 shade method produces first class results.

Noted & understood. Thank you

I tend to use paints that i can get hold of easily rather than buy through the post, so that means GW, Vallejo etc
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: Drachenklinge on 21 November 2012, 01:44:32 PM: Quote from: Hu Rhu on 21 November 2012, 10:41:03 AM
I am planning to use Foundry Oriental Flesh (Pallette Number 122) for my Chinese Warlord Army. I have found their 3 shade method produces first class results.
any pictures especially for or with that color?

I think original "asian skin" is more of the ivory-type (therefore my version way tooo yellow). However, similar to "us european-type"-whitebreads, they have much-many skin-types as well. So, "asian skin-tone" is most likey too broad anyway.

best wishes
DK
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 21 November 2012, 01:48:13 PM: Which is why i narrowed it to Manchuria ... :D

Tibet, Mongolia, Siberia etc all look to have darker skin colour (from photos i've seen) than their southern Chinese "cousins"
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: Svennn on 21 November 2012, 07:09:32 PM: Can I ask what WL Chinese are? Not familiar with the acronym.

I either mix using various flesh shades or more often just go with the Foundry triad for ease (laziness)
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 21 November 2012, 10:18:28 PM: My bad, "Warlord" Chinese
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 23 November 2012, 09:02:40 AM: I bought a pot of Cote D'Arms Oriental Flesh and will experiment by lightening/darkening that as a base
Title: Re: Painting Asiatic skin tones [Manchuria]
Post by: FramFramson on 23 November 2012, 05:17:54 PM: Quote from: H.M.Stanley on 21 November 2012, 01:48:13 PM
Which is why i narrowed it to Manchuria ... :D

Tibet, Mongolia, Siberia etc all look to have darker skin colour (from photos i've seen) than their southern Chinese "cousins"

That's correct. Mongolian tones are pretty brown (especially for folks like hardened warriors who are usually outside). It's actually not too dissimilar to medium middle-eastern skin tones (albeit with a tad more yellow and a tad less red), if you've ever painted that before. Sometimes it can also trend to an almost-mediterranean olive, but that's more typical of SE asia (Cambodia, etc.)