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Help East Asian (Japanese) Skin Help

Discussion in 'Painting and Converting' started by Phoedinn, Dec 27, 2017.

  1. Phoedinn
    Razordon

    Phoedinn Well-Known Member

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    Hello!

    I know most people here will have experience with reptiles and Dinos, but I’ve recently started painting up a scermish game with my dad and found that I have no idea how to paint a Japanese skin tone with the paints I have.

    Does anyone on here know if a good set of GW paints that would work?

    Thank you!
     
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    Skink

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    are you looking for like a pale-er skin tone of sorts or?
     
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    Slann

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    I had saved this tutorial for Test of Honour samurai from the Takeda Clan, but it doesn't look like the painter does anything specific for a Japanese skin tone.



    I have a few of these Warlord Games- Test of Honour minis myself, but I haven't painted them yet.

    What skirmish game have you picked up? I have heard good things about Ronin and Bushido as well as Test of Honour.
     
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    Razordon

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    Thank you! I think I’ve settled on the standard skin paints from GW, they work well enough :)

    We actually did get Test of Honor! It’s grear fun, the the minis are VERY fiddly. Turns out they used an OOP Pike and Shot set as the base parts!
     
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    Slann

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    They are so tiny! I had never worked with pieces so tiny before, I bent most of the spears before I figured out how to get them in the ashikagu's hands.

    What color-schemes do you plan to use for the armor? Historical Japanese heraldry/ clan mons? If you post your finished minis anywhere send me a link! I would be interested in seeing them. :bookworm:
     
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    Razordon

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    We never really worked out those spears, I just end up breaking the thumbs and then bending them back :L

    Right now I’m just painting them “Blue Team” colours with a coustom mon, nothing special :p if I put them up on the Facebook group I’ll be sure to link it!
     
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