Gloss flesh tones (1 Viewer)

[zblang]

Looking around the internet, I can find many flat flesh tone paints, but not glossy. Does anyone know who makes a glossy flesh tone?
I am trying to avoid mixing and trying to avoid having to put a gloss coat on flat paint
Thanks
Zach

 

[jazzeum]

I posed this question to Mike recently as I was trying to touch up a couple of Trophy figures and he suggested using craft paints that are water based paints. He also said that for a glossy figure you can use Testor's.

 

[Al Fisher]

Easy . . . just overcoat the flesh color with a clear gloss acrylic!
Bosun Al

 

[theBaron]

I agree with Bosun Al, you can just use a matte flesh color, if it's the shade you want, and then gloss-coat it. I use Future, but there are also other gloss varnishes available.

If you do want a gloss flesh color, though, I recommend Testor's gloss enamels in the little square bottles. I use a color called Cream, but I can't find the catalog number right now. Here is the URL to their catalog online:

http://www.testors.com/en/product-catalog/testors-brands/testors/enamel-paint/bottles

I do see a similar color called 1117 Light Ivory, though, which is very close to Cream and it makes me wonder if it's been renamed. You can find most of the Testor's enamels at most hobby shops, as well as at the craft stores and Walmart.

I use cream for Caucasian skin tones, and 1133 Light Brown or 1140 Brown, for African skin tones.

Hope that helps!

Prost!
Brad

 

[DMNamiot]

I use the testors and when needed mix a little but usually it works fine straight out of the bottle.

Dave

 

[Obee]

Easy . . . just overcoat the flesh color with a clear gloss acrylic!
Bosun Al

That's what I do too

John

 

[zblang]

Thanks as always gentlemen!

 

[theBaron]

I also use the Wood color from Testor's line, for shading when I use the gloss flesh color. But recently I started experimenting with flat acrylics, and I got several shades of flesh from Andrea--light, dark, pink, as well as a basic flesh color. I'm messing around with techniques like the connoisseur painters use, shading and highlighting, and then gloss-coating. John Firth's work inspires me to test these techniques, too. I do concede that there is a wider selection in the matte catalogs, so you might want to think about those, too. I can recommend Andrea and Vallejo for off-the-shelf, ready-made colors that are very good to work with.

Prost!
Brad