Hello blog reader(s), it has been a while since the last post. The kids have been busy with water polo, which means I have been busy driving, and with a couple of home projects and the season of birthdays I have had very little time for hobby (or gaming, I missed a lovely Quar game).
I have been working on a project which is inching closer to completion.
The figures in question have a lot of bare skin, so I thought I would simplify things by using some newfangled Contrast paint. Since I have not used this paint before, I thought a test would be in order, and this level of work was something I did have time for.
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| Gulliman Flesh test #1 |
I had a ton of old Chaos Marauder arms, so I selected a few that were similar, sprayed them white, and then undercoated them with the following colors: Flat white spray, pink as a highlight, all pink, ivory, Bugmans glow (a ruddy skin tone), and splatter paint with Bugmans.
Here is the result:
Honestly, it was super fast to do the skin this way, but I did not get the look I was after for this project. I may run another test (after all I have plenty of spare Marauder arms!), or I may just go back to traditional painting.
What do you think? Have you used Contrast, or another one coat paint for skin?
4 comments:
Interesting. I don’t own any contrast paints or any of those 1 coat paints. I cant as my really tell from the pics what is what or see them clearly.
I’m no help. 😀
I like #4 best. Looks far less pinky to me and more tanned realistic
Thanks guys (even you Stew).
For this particular project I dug up an older recipe for the skin, but the idea of banging out a ton of models quickly does still appeal.
I've had mixed results with using Contrast paints for skin (or otherwise). If I do recall correctly, GW recommended that the contrast paints be applied over a tan or bone colour...?
I did all of Finnegan's Genestealer Cult minis with contrast paints over an off white and... they're... okay. It got painted minis on the table much faster than they would otherwise!
For flesh that I've tried contrast on, I end up highlighting a lot after... so I wonder if it's really any quicker...? for Human flesh I've done them over an off-white/Bone colour.
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