Tau Skin

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**Tauprosper**

anyone know a good mixture for tau skin?

**Savageconvoy**

what shade are you going for?

**Benamint**

Grey and light blue is usually what I do. Since they don't show too much skin it shouldn't be that hard to experiment, find a shade you like and just go crazy with it

**LunaHound**

Tauprosper wrote:
anyone know a good mixture for tau skin?

The skin differs greatly depending on the armor color scheme,
a complementary color can make a miniature look that much better.

So what color do you want to paint the armor?

**Shas'o_Longshot**

The shade I always found as the best base was Shadow Grey, now called The Fang, if you're using Citadel. After that I'd use a dark blue wash or ink like Drakenhof Nightshade, but I'm not sure about that last part

**Jadenim**

Likewise, I've used codex grey with an asurmen blue wash to good effect. It's quick and simple, particularly given the small amount of flesh Tau models display.

**Tauprosper**

I found a mixture it took a while because i had to find the new name of Space Wolves grey its fenrisian grey ill post a walkthrough after i paint a few shas'la's and the paint in the mixture is The Fang and Fenrisian grey

**fenshysa**

I've been mixing Space Wolf Grey with Elf Flesh, then washing it with Asurmen Blue.

**Marshall Ragnar**

I use Bleached Bone with a Asuremen Blue wash. It gives it a fleshy blue look that it pretty realistic looking.

**ChiliPowderKeg**

Codex grey followed by ice blue and fortress grey dry brushes and finishing with a blue wash

**Tauprosper**

step one. Slightly water down wash of the fang) over a White spray base coat
step two 70/30 mix of Tf and fenrisian grey to paint a smooth base skin color across the broad areas of the head.
step three highlight with skull white
step four shoot the crap out of the imperiuim

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**davethepak**

I had done the old space wolves grey and asmuren blue wash, and it looked great.

On that note, anyone know a good replacement for asmuren blue wash?

**DijnsK**

blue's, grey's and turquoise work well for tau skin.. highlight them with bleached bone to get that nice realistic skin tone....
look on youtube for warbosstae he has a tutorial on how to paint tau skin