MEGO flesh color paint

[johnmiic]

I have been mixing Liquitex Acrylic Paint to get MEGO flesh. I have a rich, peach/flesh color but can't seem to get it into the darker,(?), almost tan/sandy flesh color. I've mixed Light Portrait Pink with Red and Yellow Oxide. Adding Yellow Oxide makes it close but I need to get it out of the "pink" range and more into the "flesh" range. Should I keep going with the Yellow Oxide or is there anther color that would work better? Does anyone else use Liquitex? Is it a good or bad choice to paint custom heads? It does seem it could a bit thinner to me.

[megowgsh]

John,

If you like the skin color of my customs use Testors Model Masters Skin Tone Warm Tint ACRYLIC. It was recommended to me by David Lee years ago and I use it religiously.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

I would try a tiny touch of brown.

[johnmiic]

Thanks Guys!

[Spyweb007]

I can usually get a good skin tone by mixing a tiny bit of brown with a lot of white paint.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

A bit of a medium brown works. Try it without the yellow. If you need to lighten it, add a VERY LITTLE bit of white. If you're looking for cheapie paint, regular Testor's enamel "wood" is pretty close to a Mego caucasian shade. (It's thick paint though.) I've used Liquitex before, and yeah; it's REAL fragile. Even after varnishing. You can get a catalyst for it that'll toughen it up. (Check different airbrush stores.... it's used a lot to colourfast aribrushed t-shirts.)

Don C.