Hobby Hangout: How to Get A-head When Painting Faces

THE SHORT VERSION

Emily explains facial painting through mid-tones, shadows and raised areas beneath an imagined overhead light. Thin glaze highlights create softer transitions than armour-style edges, and spare heads make useful practice pieces. The worked examples progress from simple skin to varied complexions, subtle colour changes and scars, with the same principles applied to larger areas of exposed flesh.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 507, pp. 30–33.

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