Hi everyone!

It is time for another review :). This time I want to share my recent experiences with the Flesh Paint Set by Scale 75. In addition to the review I have included step-by-step pictures of a mini who's skin I painted using the Scale 75 paint.

Before I start the review, I would like to say that I have only just started with using these paints, and to me they are the type of paint that requires some practice to get the desired effects. So instead of a review (in the full sense of the word), let's consider this as a "first impressions" post. When I have tested the paint on more figures and using different methods I will give an update ;)

!!!WARNING!!!
This post contains explicit pictures

The paints
This set, Flesh Paint Set, consists of 8 bottles with each 17ml of acrylic paint. Scale 75 claims that the paints can be used both with the airbrush and brush, and the paints have a supermatt finish.

The 8 paints that come in the flesh paint set are (from light to dark):
  • Pale Skin
  • Light Skin
  • Golden Skin
  • Basic Flesh
  • Pink Flesh
  • Arabic Shadow
  • Indian Shadow
  • African Shadow   
 
The bottles are the same as (for example) vallejo and andrea bottles. There is no agitator ball inside. There is no opening on top of the bottle, so before use you need to make a hole (don't forget this like me, because you risk major paint explosions).


As you can see from the picture, the bottles will need to be shaken before use, but the bottles look solid. Not much i can say about that, except that one of my bottles had dried paint on the outside, I just hope the bottle itself is not broken but it looks like it is not.


The box also includes some step-by-step instructions on painting skin. I think it might be nice for beginners, but honestly I have not used it.

My experiences
Using these paints has been very interesting for me. after trying it out on a few miniatures I still feel like there is a lot to learn. The paints work very differently when compared to the paints I have used before (Vallejo & GW). I had trouble using the paints in the beginning as the paint came out together with a transparent gel-like substance. I assume that is the medium. Despite mixing thoroughly, with adding a agitator ball, this still happend. After consulting some painting friends, I found out that shaking a lot is not enough, you have to shake until you cannot shake anymore and then shake some more. Also it helped to remove the cap and clean it before shaking. 

The paint on a palette. Shaken well, but as you can see on some paints, not well enough yet ;)
I also realized, as I was told by experts who use these paints, that I shouldn't dilute too much. I was trying to use the paint in the same way as I would use Vallejo. But that doesn't work. You can dilute much less. By nature it has a sort of translucent effect, so it is not necessary to add a lot of water. Some painters suggested using a medium to dilute with. I haven't tried that yet, that will be the next fase :)

I noticed that the paint dries a bit slower than Vallejo's paint, and therefore you can still easily blend colours after applying them. So with these paints you can do a spit-blend technique (apply paint that smudge the edges with a damp brush) quite easily. Another major thing for me was the matt nature of the paint. Scale 75's claim that the paint is supermatt is super true! I have to admit that for female skin I usually prefer a more silky finish to the skin so this is something to get used to. 

After finishing the skintone of the mini below. As you can see I made mixes between the paints.

I really like the colour range. It is nice that there is a more pinkish midtone, which is good for adding life to a mini. The lightest colour is very light (although one step lighter would be even more perfect) and the darkest colour is very dark. I think it is absolutely possible to paint a diversity of ethnic skintones. I still have to admit that there are a few colours I would like to add, those are: a more chocolate-coloured warmer toned brown, as the brown in the set is a bit cooler; a dark blue to use in the shadows (I think the dark paint in the set works really well, but if you really want to create a lot of contrast a bit more blue would help); and lastly a more brownish midtone to help create a more olive skintone.


I do think that, in order to get nice blends, you still have to make mixes between the different paints, but that should not be a problem for most of us ;).

On the bottle design: I like dropper bottles, because they just make measuring the paints so much easier, and you don't need to use an old brush to get the paint out. What I did not like on these particular bottles was that you need to create a hole in the bottle top. Making a hole is not a problem, but paint rushing out by the bunch right after making the hole is a bit of a waste. Maybe the bottles are a bit too full? I guess they must have a reason to make it like this, but it was a very messy business ;)

Step-by-step: painting female skin with Scale 75 Flesh Paint Set

I would like to end this review with a step-by-step painting the skintone of a lovely sculpted female from Hasslefree miniatures. As you can tell from the pictures, my skills with these paints will need to improve a lot still, and by all means don't take this as a tutorial but just a little tour through my experiences with these paints. I had practiced with the paints a little before I started this mini. 

I purposly post huge pictures (click to enlarge) so you can see every little stroke on the mini. In real life the effect is much less harsh of course.

Step 1


For the basecolour I painted all the skin in Basic Flesh, until it is completely opaque. I diluted the paint slightly 1 part water to 2 parts paints (more or less) and it took 3 coats to cover completely. This colour is quite dark I think, I choose it because my lady is a sort of barbarian type and she is naked and outside so she could have a slight tan. For "indoor" females I would probably make a 50:50 mix of basic flesh and golden flesh (or light skin). 


First step: Painting the basecoat until it is completely opaque.\

Step 2
For the next step I paint in some rough highlights. For this I mixed a bit of golden skin and light flesh to the base colour. I try to spit-blend the colours a little, but I will smoothen it out a bit more later. I paint a second highlight step using pure golden skin. I also add some colour to the mixtones by painting in some pink flesh.


Start roughing in some highlights

Step 3

Time to start shading*. I started by creating a 1:2 mix between with a mix between Arabic Skintone and Pink Flesh. This mix I mixed with the basecoat for the first shadows. For further highlights I added some Indian Skintone to the mix.

* Some people ask me: "why do you use this order, and not start with shading before highlighting?", I honestly don't have a good reason for that, I just prefer it that way. Also in this manner, I can correct some of my highlights with the first shading colour.

Adding shadows

Step 4
I paint the deepest shadows using a mix between Indian shadow and African Shadow. Then only in a few areas I paint another deeper shadow of pure African Shadow. I proceed by painting the highlights. First with a mix of Golden Skin and Light Flesh, then I kept adding Pale Flesh until I reached pure Pale Flesh.
After this, I created some glazes of the basecoat to make smoother transitions.  
Finished skin (for the moment at least)
  
This is where I ended. Is the skin done? No! Absolutely not :). I usually stop painting the skin at this point. I will first paint the rest of the mini (clothes, hair, weapons) after going back to the skin. This way I can easily see what more (or maybe less) the skin needs. Finalizing the skin will exist of many glazes to smooth transitions, add depth and add warmt to the skin. I will show updates when I do that.

As you can see on the mini the paint looks a little rough, a little powdered. Hopefully I will be able to correct that with further work on it. I think this is party due to the extremely matt nature of the paint, and my in-experience.

I hoped you liked reading through my experiences with the Scale 75 Flesh Paint Set. Please share your thoughts and suggestions if you have any.  And if you have a question, do not fear to ask!
I also want to thank everyone who gave me tips using these paints :).










 





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