First Build Log - breaking the cycle... Pak 38 - Italeri

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ok so we left der kanone heir: -

And the failed face painting... uniform is base coated, washed and drybrushed (a bit too subtle I know, I may have to redo this), but the main issue is the face. I need to find a good mix for flesh: -

Any help appreciated

Stuart

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The skin tone does not look that bad. get some lighter and drybrush it to hit the highlights leaving the base colour as the shadow area on the face. I tend to use a bog standard Tamiya flesh which is a bit light and pink but then use a wash to get the shadows which tones it all down a tad. Bit rough and ready but it works OK for 1:48 stuff. It always amazes me when you see the wonderfully painted figures with full facial shading, I could never do it. In fact, having looked at the pics again, I would be tempted to hit them with a wash as they are. The shade in the pictures is not too far out either way.

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Right, the highlight and dry brush didn't work all that well, so I tried a dark wash and it kinda looks they fell face first into a lovely deep shell crater...

I might settle for that, or I may take another crack at the base colour...

Stuart