Author Topic: HELP! How does one paint Zulu's skin? (Read 6467 times)

Mad Carew Snr · « **on:** February 22, 2009, 03:44:24 PM »

Please help a rank beginner to paint Zulus in a convincing manner!

I guess that there are tutorials on the net somewhere

Thanks

Svennn · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:17:59 PM »

Thanks to asking a similar question on this forum I use a very dark brown base coat (currently using Coat D'Arms Negro) and then highlight by adding Ivory.

Mad Carew Snr · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:35:18 PM »

Thankyou Svennn! I'm currently using Vallejo and was thinking Charred brown

Yankeepedlar01 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2009, 10:05:12 PM »

Burnt Umber, black wash, dry brush Burnt Umber/Ivory mix.

Wirelizard · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2009, 02:39:18 AM »

I've had good luck doing African/Negro skin with regular (Caucasian/pinkish) flesh paint, then a couple coats of Burnt Umber wash over it.

Gives a very nice shade - I'll try and get some closeups done in good light sometime soon of a couple 28mm sailors done this way.

Mad Carew Snr · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2009, 08:13:10 AM »

Thankyou gentlemen

Wirelizard - yes please do post pics

Wirelizard · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2009, 05:41:34 AM »

One of the sailors in my LPL3 Round 3 entry ("Merchant Sailors") is one of the finally completed Negro sailors I mentioned here months ago. Photo over on the LPL3 thread.

I'll get a closeup or two later this week when I'm photographing the next LPL3 round, and put them up here.

keeper · « **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:42:35 AM »

I've had some quite nice effects using black or very dark brown base and highlighting up to something like GW Dark Flesh and then adding a little bleached bone or ivory to the dark flesh for a final highlight.

Mad Carew Snr · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2009, 11:36:42 AM »

Thanks gents - not surprisingly I still haven't painted them!

Lowtardog · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2009, 11:55:59 AM »

Quote from: keeper on May 15, 2009, 10:42:35 AM

I've had some quite nice effects using black or very dark brown base and highlighting up to something like GW Dark Flesh and then adding a little bleached bone or ivory to the dark flesh for a final highlight.

I used that for 20mm, another option is to work up and use the GW Calthyun (not sure of exact word) foundation for the highlights with an umber wash

JollyBob · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2009, 01:31:41 PM »

My own recipe is

Black undercoat
GW Bestial Brown basecoat
Brown ink wash
Bestial Brown highlight
Bestial Brown and Bronzed Flesh (2:1) final highlight

The final highlight can often look a little light, but miraculously it all comes together under the varnish.

I'd show you some pictures, but Photobucket appears to be experiencing some difficulty for some reason.

Mad Carew Snr · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2009, 01:37:42 PM »

Cheers Bob
When Photophucket is working I'd like the link

JollyBob · « **Reply #12 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:43:42 PM »

Finally seems to be working again, so as promised some examples of my negro skin:

All done to the same recipe, more or less. There may be some variation in the final highlight.

Mad Carew Snr · « **Reply #13 on:** May 17, 2009, 04:59:09 PM »

Hey nice work Bob
The guys with the shields look like something out of Tintin in the Congo! Where do the figures come from?

JollyBob · « **Reply #14 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:31:59 PM »

Cheers.

Those little guys are Kallistra pygmies (listed under 28mm Fantasy).

http://www.kallistra.co.uk/

I have far too many of them to be sensible.

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