PAINTING THE ILA

Army Lists st

THE FLESH

Shade The most important part of the warriors, so no pressure then!

Getting a good colour black African flesh is a bit tricky, but

Oak Brown looked promising so I gave it a go. As I work

from the dark shade up, I needed a shade version of Oak

Brown to start with; I mixed this up from Oak Brown and a

little Matt Black. Before painting I thinned the paint slightly

with an acrylic thinner, with also help to release any trapped

air bubbles in the paint. I painted this all over the flesh areas,

taking extra care around the eyes, and leaving a tiny bit of

black showing between the fingers and toes and between lips,

I always do all the hard bits first then fill in the rest . I applied

this with a Warpaints Detail brush.

Above. Leave a tiny bit of black showing between the fingers and toes and between lips.

Below. The shade goes all over the flesh areas, taking extra care around the eyes.

Above. The shade version of Oak Brown to start with; is mixed up from Oak Brown and a little Matt Black.

Main Colour Next to highlight the flesh I used Oak Brown as it comes with a

tiny bit acrylic thinner and water added, it is quite thick, so you

will need to thin it before you use it to allow it to flow freely

from your brush. Again paint the face first, then the hands and

feet, then the rest. All the time try to leave a little of the shade

colour showing in the folds and creases. The nose for example

is really just a stripe with two dots either side at the bottom.

Also try to define the main muscle groups, chest, biceps, and

areas like shoulder blades and collarbone. With so much flesh

on show it is worth doing a little more work to really bring out

the excellent physique of the models. I used a Detail brush, but

the Insane Detail brush would be fine too.

Above & below. Paint the face first, then the hands and feet, then the rest.