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I am picking up a couple of the Kingdom Death pinup models and I love pale skin so of course I would love to paint my ladies pale. Any ideas what paints/techniques I should use? I have easy access to most Citadel and P3 paints at my FLGS so I won't worry telling you what I do have.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/300322.page

this is my old tutorial. I usually tend to prefer a more pale flesh. In this I go from brown to a pale flesh


it may help a bit. Color choice I would do a vallejo flat brown or equivalent mixed up to a vallejo pale flesh. Properly and consistant mixing is key

That looks great, thanks! That is still very dark for me though. Think ginger pale

For pale human skin, my advice is to mix a tiny touch of Blood Red and Yriel Yellow into a lot of white and use that for the base. Give it a glaze of yellow glaze (very dilute Yriel/Golden Yellow; or Gryphonne Sepia, if you prefer wahes), then reapply the pale mix. Add more white and yellow to highlight overall, with the addition of a touch of red to the mix for the lips and cheeks, for these results:

(I've added purple to the mix above the eyes for the suggestion of eyeshadow. I've found the trick is to be as subtle as possible – apply the real-world rule of makeup. If you can tell there's something there, you're doing it wrong! )


For a paler feel, replace the sepia with a purple glaze (dilute Warlock Purple, or Leviathan Purple if you prefer washes), and use less yellow in the mixes. This will give the following results:


For a different result, use Dheneb Stone in place of the white to start:



For a pale alien/elfen skintone, start from a pale base of 50/50 white and Dheneb Stone with a touch of purple added, then add more white for highlights. Glaze with very dilute purple and glaze repeatedly with white.

Thanks, this is what i was looking for!