Tharn Ravagers Layer by Layer

Ok, I don't want to get rid of the richness of my prior post, but I need something more user-friendly. So here it is; my Tharn layer-by-layer

Skins

1. Base coat - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner [1:1]
2. Flesh tone, 2-3 coats for coverage - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, H2O [7:1:1:1]
3. Flesh wash #1 - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, Matte Medium, water [3:1:2:1:5]
4. Flesh wash #2, recesses only - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, VMC German Camo Brown Black, Stokes' magic sauce, VGC Matte Medium, water [1:1:1:2:1:5]
5. Highlight #1, same as Flesh tone - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, H2O [7:1:1:1]
6. Highlight #2 - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, H2O [9:1:1:1]
7. Highlight #3 - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, H2O [11:1:1:1]

Das ist alles fur jetzt...

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Tharn Ravagers Update

Well, I dove in on the Ravagers. This is going to be a long process; very complicated models. Next time PP wants to design a model off creatures that think, "I'll attach every piece of meat and bit of trash I can find to myself with these tiny little strings", I'm gonna reach through the intertubes and throttle someone! That said, I'm happy with the progress so far. This blog entry is to document the procedures I've used and developed.

Skins

1. Base coat [DONE] - The first layer of skin was a 50/50 mix of RMS Grey Liner and RMS Tanned Skin. This was a really nice, warm, but too dark gray. Awesome color for some other projects, I'm sure. Next, I put down two (in some spots, three) very thin layers of a new mix. RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, and water in a 7:1:1:1 ratio. Worked like a charm, dried very smooth and even, and resulted in the kind of odd skin tone - somewhat sickly, but still vibrant - that I was looking for.
2. Shading [IN PROGRESS] - Following the standard for skins, I want to mix up a wash that incorporates the base tone, but darkens it with browns. I'm avoiding any reddish browns, because I want to maintain the unsavory look. I began with a mix slightly darker than the original color and used this as an all-over wash - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, Stokes' magic sauce, water, and Matte Medium in a 3:1:2:5:1 ratio. Then to deepen the shadowed areas, I mixed a darker mix - RMS Tanned Skin, RMS Grey Liner, VMC German Camo Brown Black, Stokes' magic sauce, water, and Matte Medium in a 1:1:1:2:5:1 ration. I applied this only to bring out the muscle definition. This provided a neutral brown that lets the grey/flesh combo come through. As I use these colors, I want a clean brush handy to walk some of the darker color up out of the recesses a little, to assure a smooth transition.
   
3. Highlighting [IN PROGRESS] - The obvious first step will highlight with the base color. Then I'll add progressively more RMS Tanned Flesh to the base mix. Add some higher highlights in smaller areas with more Tanned Flesh. Using a thin paint at this stage really helps with blending. I want some contrast, but not too much bling, so I'm avoiding the RMS Linen White as I originally planned.
   

More to come as I progress and experiment. I'll keep y'all posted.

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