Thisisatutorialonthebasicsofpaintingfacesandaguidetodifferenttypesofskin.

Mostsculptedhumanoidfaceshaveroughlythesamestructure. Theyhavecertainkeypointswhichareexaggeratedthesmallerthe scaleofthefigure.56mmfiguresarepaintedinamuchdifferent wayto28mm.Thisguidefocuseson2832mm(standardGW 40K/WHFscale). Structure HumanfacesformthebasicshapeforallGWshumanoidfaces.This guidecanbeappliedtothemall.Thepartsthatareemphasised mostarethecheeks,forehead,noseandchin,muchmoresothan onanormalperson.Paintingthemthewayyouwouldanormalface doesntworkverywell,theemphasismadeinthesculptingneedsto bereenforcedinthepainting. Forthoseracesthatstrayfromthenormalhumanshape,followthe belowguidebutdependingontheeffectyouwanteitherextendthe cheekstomeetinthemiddleandremovethenosesection(bestfor Tau),ormergethenoseandtoplipsections(bestforDaemonettes). ForcreatureslikeOrkswherethebasicstructuresarejustmore exaggeratedthanonahuman,followthesameguidelinesasfor humans.MakingthehighlightsbolderandwidercanmakeanOrk lookmorestriking,ordoingexaggeratedlinehighlightscanmake themlookoverlymuscular. PaintingtheFace Inthisexample,thecoloursusedare(allGWCitadelcolours): TannedFlesh,FleshWashInk,DwarfFlesh,ElfFlesh,SkullWhite Allarewateredandappliedinatleasttwolayerstoensurethe colourissmoothanddoesnotobscuredetail.

Stage1:Basecolour (TannedFlesh) Paintthe entireface usingthe darkest shadeyou want showing onthe skin.Thisshouldalwaysbe oneshadehigherthanyour liningcolour.

Stage2:Deepshading (FleshWashInk)
Usingoneshadedarkerthanyour basecolour,applylinesaround theeyesanddownthesidesof thenose.Inmanycases,thisisa goodtimetocolourinthemouth aswell.Whendoingtheeyes,be awarethattherearetwolines aroundmosteyestheinsideof thelidsandtheoutsideofthelids.Ifyouarenot intendingtopaintinactualeyesbutdotheslits method,thenapplyingadarkercolourtotheinside lidsnowwillsaveyoueffortlater. Ifyouwishtomakethefigurelookolder,applying crowsfeet(linestravellingfromtheedgeofthe eyestowardstheears)atthisstageworks.Highlight theminlaterstagesasyouwouldthecheeks.
Noteyoudonotneedtobeneatwhenapplyingthisshading. Neateningupafterwardswithyourbasecolourisveryquickand easy.

Stage3:MainFleshColour (DwarfFlesh)
Usingthemain colouryourskin isgoingtobe, applythepaint totheareasof theface indicated leavingonlya smallamountof thebasecolour showing.These arethemainfocalpointsoftheface:the forehead,thenose,thecheeksandthe chin/toplip.
Noteatthispointyouarecreatingthedesignfor thefacialfeatures.Thesculptedfaceexaggerates musclesandbones:youneedtobringthatoutwith theshapesyoupaint.Paintingitasyouwouldan actualfacewontgivethecorrectimpressionwhen itsonagamingtable.Thinkcartoonratherthan reallife

Stage4:FirstHighlight (Dwarf/ElfFlesh50:50mix)
Applyamixofthe maincolouryou wanttheskintobe andthenextshade upinthisstage. Paintitonas indicated,leavinga fairamountofthe previouscolour showing.Thisisthe basisforyourhighlights,asopposedtoan actualhighlight.Puttingastraight highlightontendstoleavethefinished productlookingtoostark.
NoteLeavingmoredarkcolourshowingallaround theeyeshelpstogivethefigureamorebrooding look.Leavingathinlineofdarkcolourbetweenthe eyesandbridgeofthenosegivesanangry appearance.

Stage5:SecondHighlight (ElfFlesh)
Thisstageisthe firstproper highlight.Apply thecolour sparingly,if possiblekeeping ittoaline highlight everywhere exceptthetops ofthecheeksandthenose.Therounded natureofthosepartsmeantheonly highlightthatisalineonthatisthefinal one.

Stage6:FinalHighlight (SkullWhite)
Thisisthefinal highlight,andis oneshadehigher thanyouwould normallythinkto go.Itisapplied verysparingly,and isinallcasesaline highlight.Ifit turnsouttoo bright,knockingbackthefaceusinga verywaterysolutionofthebasecolour (TannedFlesh)canmakeitmorenatural.
Note'Knockingback'isatechniquewherebyyou applythebasecolourasaverythinglazeacrossthe entireareatosoftenanyhighlightsbacktomatch theoveralltonesetbythebasecolour.

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SkinTones
Therearemanydifferingtoneshumanfleshcantake.Belowareafewexamples,alldoneusingtheabovemethodand withthecoloursusedlistedbeneath.

White
BaseColor DeepShading MainColor 1stHighlight 2ndHighlight 3rdHighlight

Tanned
BaseColor DeepShading MainColor 1stHighlight 2ndHighlight 3rdHighlight 1:Bestialbrown 2:BrownInk 3:SnakebiteLeather 4:Snakebite/ BronzedFlesh 5:BronzedFlesh 6:BleachedBone BaseColor DeepShading MainColor 1stHighlight 2ndHighlight 3rdHighlight

Dark
(credittoMrChaosforthisone)

1:TannedFlesh 2:FleshWashInk 3:DwarfFlesh 4:Dwarf/ElfFlesh* 5:ElfFlesh 6:SkullWhite

1:Scorched Brown/ChaosBlack 2:ChaosBlack 3:ScorchedBrown 4:Scorched/Desert Yellow 5:DesertYellow 6:BleachedBone

DrowBlack

Pallid

Diseased

1:DwarfFlesh BaseColor 1:CatachanGreen 1:ChaosBlack BaseColor BaseColor DeepShading 2:RedInk DeepShading 2:RedInk*** DeepShading 2: MainColor 3:Catachan/Rotting 3:HawkTurquoise/ MainColor MainColor 3:Dwarf/Pallid Flesh ChaosBlack Flesh** 1stHighlight 4:MoreRottingFlesh 1stHighlight 4:Hawk/Black/Codex 1stHighlight 4:PallidFlesh** 2ndHighlight 5:Pallid**/White Grey 2ndHighlight 5:RottingFlesh 3rdHighlight 6:SkullWhite 3rdHighlight 6:BleachedBone 2ndHighlight 5:AddFortressGrey 3rdHighlight 6:FortressGrey *ItendtouseDwarf/WhitemixesaswellasDwarf/Elf.TheElfFleshgivesawarmerresult. **PallidFleshisnolongerreadilyavailable,butcanbemadebymixingDwarfFlesh,WhiteandaspotofBloodRed. ***Applythisjustaroundtheeye/nosejunction,forasorelook.

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