Well, I never did find the right RAL colour for the red- or even the pink piping on Panzer uniforms. I've ordered a whole set of primary and basic acrylic colours to simulate these tones.
Lately, however, I've hit something of a wall looking at skin tones.
Tamiya and Vallejo do a 'flesh' tone for Europeans, but I'm wondering what colours to add to these
to provide highlights and shadows. Any ideas? I know you're supposed to use Burnt Sienna, white, and several others. Then, it also occurred to me, how to does one go about simulating blonde or even red/ginger hair??
(the genes for both of which are present in my own family). I'm okay with landscapes, fruit and flora, but I've never attempted to paint a human face before (my kids, and Halloween, excepted
), that is.
Then I clapped eyes on this incredible painting by Takaishi Makoto
:
How on Earth does he get
those skin and eye tones? What colours could he possibly mix?
The pic's all the more amazing when you discover that it's in 1/35 scale!!.
Apparently, this model painter is something of a celebrity, and gets a mention in Mig Jimenez' blog.
Here's another jawdropper:
Here's a link to Mig's visit to Japan, where he encountered the maestro...
https://migjimenez.blogspot.com/2011/05 ... japan.html