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I usually avoid any kind of heads on my models and use the helmets as much as I can.
But there is one big exception comming up, and that is going to be my warlord.
I think the warlord needs to stand out as much as he can, so I wanted to use the actual head piece on him.
There are several million "how to paint heads" tutorials on the internet and youtube, some good, some bad, some completely over the top.
I guess I want to start like shown on warhammer TV: https://youtu.be/D0WyyiPkWVY?t=12m40s But that is not enough detail for me, so do you have any ideas how to continue when I got so far?
Depends on what skin tone you are going for. For more of a ruddy you want bugmans, cadian fleshtone, reikland fleshshade, then kislev on the highest points (nose above the eyes, top of the cheekbones). Sometimes I add a bit of agrax to the deepest recesses just to give it a bit more depth.
For more of a grey like my raven guard (see my gallery for examples) Administratum grey, agrax, re layer/highlight with administratum grey again.
I drill a hole in the bottom and mount to a toothpick and then paint before I glue them in place. If it turns out poorly, I can just strip the heads rather than keep painting over my mistakes.
I also paint more than I need and take the best ones. If I have extras that are decent, I save them for the next time I need heads.
I paint mine the flesh tone I want, keeping the paint thin and using a couple of coats if need be to get coverage. Then after it has dried thoroughly, I use P3 flesh wash on them or P3 brown ink if I want to make them black. That makes a good serviceable head quite easily. You can go back and highlight the nose and other surfaces if you want. Eyes are harder, but you don't have to do them really, the wash should settle into the eye and give the impression of an eye if you don't want to tackle that just yet.
Tip I found for painting eyes (and YMMV) is to flip the figure for the second eye, and paint it upside down. You may find it infinitely easier to get symmetrical eyes. I tend to do it for both if the figure has a heavy brow or hat.
