Classical Indian Flesh Tone

[iparker59]

I am shortly thinking of starting to paint my Classical Indians. However, I am currently stumped on which make and paint to use.
Any of you painting gurus out their have any advice?

Ian.

[badhabum]

First things first : what colours do you use ? valejo, agama, citadel...

[Rino]

Indian from north or from south?

[iparker59]

In answer to both responses:

a) I mainly use Vallejo acrylic paints
b) Porus' Indians, can't remember which area they're from.

Ian.

[AntiokosIII]

Just watch a few movies set in India and look at crowd scenes. Flesh tones haven't changed much. High class persons tend to be a bit lighter skinned, low class a bit darker, but that's just a tendency, not a rule. Skin tones vary from very light brown to very dark brown. When I have done Indians I usually have mixed up a range of 3-4 variations, mixed 'em up, and done a flesh wash. YMMV.

[lionheartrjc]

In answer to both responses:

a) I mainly use Vallejo acrylic paints
b) Porus' Indians, can't remember which area they're from.

Ian.

Porus came from the north of India, between the Jhelum (Hydaspes) and Chenab rivers (both tributaries of the Indus).

[badhabum]

OK

I am not a painter guru and tend to keep the KISS principle .

Some people will tell you that they mix different colours . I do not.

First, you should decide how "dark" you want your indians to be. How should they look in your eyes, how do you see the best .

For exemple, for egyptians, assyrians and the like, I simply use Warpaint "tanned flesh"  because I find it gives a good effect .Now I do it the old way, so I finish my miniatures with black humbrol dilluted with white spirit and if I want to, I can make it darker or just highlight the details.

For nubians I used Vallejo 70941( burnt limber ) and panzer age 312 "Leather belt".

It may be "dark" for some people, but I used it for nubian cavalry and it gives a good result . It really is up to : how do you want them to be : tanned, darker ...never forget, the effect is not for one miniature but a whole bunch of them.

I may do it a very simple way , but it works .

[Kokor Hekkus]

Check out Wargames Foundry 3 tone paint system, they have several different regional flesh sets

[Simon Meg-Meister]

Or if you mix them a brown/yellow mix and add a little metallic gold and it gives a great effect.
I mix all my paints from artists acrylics.

S

[iparker59]

Thanks for your responses.

I might end up using various shades as suggested.

Ian.