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I've ordered a couple of Reaper Clay Golems to practice learning how to paint flesh by mixing colors and thinning them down like I've seen others do on YouTube.

I already have the colors needed by Citadel and don't really want to buy the Vallejo ones,but has anyone tried this with the Citadel line? I'd like to at least practice with what I have before investing in new paints.

Basically, Bugman's Glow, then Cadian Fleshtone and Kislev Flesh. I would like to try to gradually mix them and apply them in thin coats. Then I would like to try this with much darker skin, also with the Citadel line. I can't remember which paints, but I have it written down.

Any comments of advice? Thanks!

not like my skin tones are perfect or anything, but basically just many thin layers. Start with your base, then a wash, then the base again, then the base plus a little of your midtone, then more of the midtone. I just use a wet palette and keep adding the next higher paint to my mix as I go, a dollop or so at a time, til it essentially *is* the highlight colour. You'll probably need to add thinner after a bit too, as even on a wet palette GW paint tends to start drying. Or that's been my experience at least.

Yes ive used GW for all sorts of skin tones. Honestly if you want to paint quicker you dont even need to mix the paints together. Just base, shade, layer , highlight.

if you are doing like showcase piece, then i would worry about mixing and blending the tones.

 Snoopdeville3 wrote:
Yes ive used GW for all sorts of skin tones. Honestly if you want to paint quicker you dont even need to mix the paints together. Just base, shade, layer , highlight.

if you are doing like showcase piece, then i would worry about mixing and blending the tones.

What I'm interested in trying/learning is to to avoid using washes. I'm not really happy with how they look and have seen amazing jobs done without using them until the very end and in very specific spots.