Red Laser v.2

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 21 Dec 2009 09:05

I decided last night to try to alter Red Laser's skin tone to make him look more Japanese and also to age him a bit in keeping with my overall idea for my army.

I am not sure I got the skin tone correct can anyone help?

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 21 Dec 2009 14:42

Has no one done a different skin tone before then? If not I will take this to JoeCustoms and see what help I may get there then.

mark · Post by **mark** » 21 Dec 2009 15:31

He looks like an old man who has a kidney problem. So probably quite accurate?

SteveD · Post by **SteveD** » 21 Dec 2009 16:14

I'm not sure by what you mean for help with it to be honest Ironblood? All I do is use my Games Workshop flesh colour as a base, and then mix a tiny amount (I use the top of the pot!) for each figure I'm working on? If I want it more tanned - a slight dab of brown goes in. If I want it more red - the tiniest amount of red and white goes in? I then try a tiny dot somewhere to see how it looks, and if I'm happy with it I go with it. If the end result looks a bit too uniform (which it usually does - as obviously skin isn't all the same colour) I do a wash - really watered down - usually of a bit of brown or even black ink, to give the skin "character". It takes some getting used to (and is hard to explain!) so I'd say experiment with it somewhere other than you Red Laser first, so if it goes wrong you dont ruin him?

Personally, for him - I'd do flesh with a tiny dab of yellow and a little brown to bring it down, or even just yellow but with a brown wash once done to stop the jaundiced look, but it really is trial and error with it mate!

Good luck - and post pics of how you get on!

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 21 Dec 2009 16:23

Thanks for that Steve I wasn't sure if he looks Japanese now as I had him originally with his caucasian skin tone which was a pale pink. I have done black skin but not an oriental tone before.

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 22 Dec 2009 00:02

I had a go at altering the skin tone just now

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 30 Dec 2009 21:57

I may be mistaken, but I heard that most elderly Oriental people prefer to dye their grey hair black. Also, leaving it white is a bit close to the unmasked Baron IMO.

Red Laser · Post by **Red Laser** » 30 Dec 2009 23:54

You are probably right there Baron I don't think I will ask Larry Hama on facebook if he dyes his though

Ok updated him

And Larry taken god knows when

Blood for the Baron!

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