Painting a fair skin red head character - need help on colors

[JohnCleary]

Hi master painters. I need your help on color choices. I am painting a statue I sculpted and the guy is a red head so he has natural fair skin and I want it to look right. I was wondering what colors I should use and what technique to paint his skin tone? SHould I start with the darker and build to light? I'm just now learning to airbrush.

Are golden paints a good choice?

Thanks for any help.

[Danno]

Hey John,

Get ye thy Freestyle paints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or at least try out the flesh colors:

KB Flesh
Virgin Flesh
Pale Flesh
Bronze Flesh
Natural Flesh
Transparent Natural Flesh
Transparent Bright Flesh

and I recommend these as tinting colors:

Sandstone
Bass Belly White
Gill Red
Light Green
Purple
Sailfish Blue
Rich Brown
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Mallard Orange

Pale flesh makes for a good starting point with any skin color, then make your adjustments with the other flesh colors and tints.

[JohnCleary]

Thanks Dan! I downloaded the PDF order form but I couldnt get it to work. I emailed KB about ordering the 30 set paints though so hopefully I can get them. They look great and I look forward to trying them out. I will attempt to paint my Dave Mustaine figure.

It will be tricky around the hair. SHould I do the skin first and the hair after the face or vice versa? I may have to paint the hair by hand unless I can find a way to mask his face real nice. The hair comes down in the face alot. Can you also use a brush on the Freestyle paints to get into fine areas?

[Danno]

Hey John,

absolutely...do all your flesh work and seal it with a sealer (Testors Dullcote) before working on the hair. Some of the Freestyle paints can be hand brushed, you will find that Burnt Sienna hand brushes extremely well.

[moore_000]

Hey John,

absolutely...do all your flesh work and seal it with a sealer (Testors Dullcote) before working on the hair. Some of the Freestyle paints can be hand brushed, you will find that Burnt Sienna hand brushes extremely well.

Dan:
Will the Testors Dullcote leave any shine to the covering area? I am looking for a clear sealer that will not leave any shine to the statue. I am open minded and any suggestions are very much appreciated.

[Mozam]

Where are these Freestyle paints available at?

[Danno]

Dan:
Will the Testors Dullcote leave any shine to the covering area? I am looking for a clear sealer that will not leave any shine to the statue. I am open minded and any suggestions are very much appreciated.

The airbrush version of Testors Dullcote leaves a dead flat finish.

Where are these Freestyle paints available at?

http://www.kitbuildersmagazine.com/

[Mozam]

thanks Dan. If one was to just buy the flesh set would that be enough to do justice to a normal skin tone? Also, are they airbrush mainly or can they all be brush painted with?

[Danno]

thanks Dan. If one was to just buy the flesh set would that be enough to do justice to a normal skin tone? Also, are they airbrush mainly or can they all be brush painted with?

If you picked up all the colors that I listed above, you should be good to go and be able to manipulate your flesh tones for any paint up.

These paints are airbrush ready, but check with Kitbuilders. I understand that they sell a "thickener" additive to make the paints brushable.

[Mozam]

Thanks Dan, once again great help!