Need help with mixing paint for flesh color

[vman]

Hi everyone,

I read Dave's tutorial on painting but I just can't seem to get a good flesh color. I'm probably adding too much of a certain color.

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

Thanks in advance

[ABMAC]

Don't add so much of that one that makes it too whatever.

[Spyweb007]

Try mixing a tiny drop of brown paint with a bigger bit of white paint, I usually have good results this way.

[vman]

According to the tutorial, it says to use the Flesh color (peachy color), brown, yellow and red. Should I be using a little bit of all these colors?

As soon as I drop some red into the mix, it goes toward the pinkish color.

It sounds like the brown and white should work though.

[Merlyn1976]

I use a dark brown(2 parts)...light yellow(1 part)...and white(2 parts) and a dab of red...works good for me...

[The Bat]

I still haven't been able to successfully mix THE Mego Flesh color.But I have come up with one I'm happy with...and it's easy to mix. I use "Citadel Colour"...Elf-Flesh & Dwarf-Flesh, and mix it 50/50.

[polyester]

Hi there. The original Mego male bodies have a lot of yellow in them.... Always use the red very sparingly...

If you are trying to match a ctv body, they are quite gray so you will have to add a bit of black too.................

What kind of paints are you using?

I have good luck starting with the white color and then adding to it.....

[fallensaviour]

Had that problem as well so now I just order heads in flesh color from the Dr. and place them in a heated brown BPI die for 5 seconds.I know its cheating but you just can not beat the perfect match.

[HardyGirl]

When I mix t shirt paint and run out of peach I use pink, white and a touch of orange.

[Dave Mc]

I start with that store bought flesh that looks peachy. It's just called "Flesh". I add enough brown to get the darkness/lightness right. I use a mego body to judge this. If it get's a little too dark, add more of the flesh. I usually mix up about half a bottle at a time, so I start with adding about 1/4 bottle of the flesh, and a 1/4 bottle of the brown. That leaves me room in the new bottle to add more paint to get the color right.

Once I get the lightness right, I add yellow. Not tons. Probably about 10 drops. Then I add about 5 drops of red. Mix it up good and paint a little on a type 2 body. You should be able to tell what you need from there. If it looks too red, add more yellow. If it looks too yellow, add more red. Just add a little at a time, just a couple drops will change the color a bit. This will change the lightness about as well. Might make it a little dark. If you find you have a good color mix happening, but it is a little dark, add just a bit of white to lighten it. Just keep playing until you get it right. Took me an hour the first time I did it.