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Greetings! Was wondering what paint recipes people use for painting stubble on faces? I tried a VERY watery eshin grey to see if I could wash it but it sorta just ran into the crevices of the face. I tried a blend of fleshtone and administratum grey which made this messy muddy color that just didn't look right. Here's a reference of the result I'm attempting to achieve (I should be so lucky to paint this well), straight from the GW site:



If you have some image examples that would be great!

 hybridmoments82 wrote:

... I tried a VERY watery eshin grey to see if I could wash it but it sorta just ran into the crevices of the face...

This is a basic brush control issue:

You need far, far less paint on the brush. Wick excess off onto a paper towel, and apply less pressure with the stroke to the model.

As to colour; usually I use a dark grey glaze (thin paint, very litle put down with the stroke).

So washes do it, just need to be a little lighter to the touch, and a little less paint. Thought for sure I'd need a paint mix. Thanks!

Try some of GWs medium to thin down the paint rather than water.

I've heard the best way to do this is to use a little green glaze rather than a grey one. The green neutralizes the natural reddish color of skintones to leave a natural-looking stubble grey.