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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: JBaumal on September 02, 2020, 01:58:03 PM
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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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I use Coat d'arms oriental flesh and wash it with Windsor and Newton nut brown ink.
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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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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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... 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.
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3GD_5Sg3k4k/VuP4beNIruI/AAAAAAAAByo/6dYyIbluehMdItIYLM_B9egsLj4T79m7Q/s1600/trio-b.jpg) (https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bk8OlP5K_SQ/VuP4bQxzQ9I/AAAAAAAABys/oKTChFp4t-s1PFi9Had3Od-BmwqVzb4lQ/s1600/trio-a.jpg)
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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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Foundry's Asian Flesh triad is my go to for both Chinese and Japanese.
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I have often found the following website to be very useful:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones (http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones)
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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.
(http://www.adventuregaming.tsome.com/NWF/ChineseWarlord.jpg)
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Thanks for taking the time and effort to assist. Much appreciated! Have a great weekend.
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I have often found the following website to be very useful:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones (http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310-ethnic-skintones)
Best tutorial since years. Works well, so my +1