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As with Head A the eyes, and in this case the teeth, have been picked out with
a little off white.
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For the initial basecoat a mix of 50-50 Tanned Flesh and Dwarf Flesh was thinned and painted on. As can be seen the initial
coat was somewhat thin, so a second coat was applied.
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The second application of the basecoat.
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A thinned wash of Tanned Flesh was applied over the whole face.
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The basecoat colour was reapplied to smooth out the transitions
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Thinned Dwarf Flesh formed the next highlight stage, picking up the forehead, nose,
cheeks, upper lip, chin and part of the jaw line where the Massitar muscle connects to the lower jaw.
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Elf
Flesh Was added to the Dwarf flesh and further highlights added to the forehead, nose, cheeks, upper lip, chin and jaw line.
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This
oblique angle shows how the facial highlights are progressing with the application of the Elf Flesh/Dwarf Flesh mix.
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Further Elf Flesh was added to the mix and thinned with water then lightly painted
over the forehead, nose, cheeks, upper lip, chin and part of the jaw line.
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Thinned Elf Flesh was painted on as the next highlight layer.
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Finally A little Pallid flesh was added to the Elf Flesh and thinned with water
to pick out the final highlights on the tip of the nose, Crows feet ridges, the ridge on the forehead and on the upper lip.
The bottom lip and the underside of the upper lip were picked out with Tanned Flesh
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And here are the two faces side by side showing the differing expressions and how
the slight variation of the colours has worked to define the differences.
Head A has somewhat of a dour expression
and was worked up from a darker base colour, with heavy shadows left to develop the expression.
Head B has a smiling expression and has therefore been given a lighter base colour,
which has reduced the shadows, enhancing the joviality of the face.
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