BEGINNER friendly SKIN tutorial - HOW to PAINT SKIN on a figure

SKIN PAINTING MASTERCLASS: Beginner to Advanced Skin painting on the figure!
Master the art of painting highly realistic human skin on your figures and miniatures!
This comprehensive tutorial is structured in two parts: it starts with a Beginner-Friendly Foundation and progresses to Advanced Realism Techniques.
Whether you're struggling to start or ready to learn advanced layering, you will learn how to create subtle skin texture through mottling, render believable veins, and achieve smooth realistic color blending.

You can follow along with any paint brand you prefer and you feel familiar with (I'm using Tamiya colors for demonstration).

VIDEO CHAPTERS & TECHNIQUES
PAINT REALISTIC SKIN FOR BEGINNERS (Airbrush Texture)

0:00 Intro
0:27 Supplies and Tools Needed
1:31 Chapter 1: Creating Skin Texture with Red Speckling
2:40 Chapter 2: The First Blending Layer & Uniform Texture
5:28 Chapter 3: Mottling for Deeper Texture Details
6:58 Chapter 4: Drawing Subtle Veins with Blue Paint
7:24 Chapter 5: Mixing & Applying the Olive Toning Wash

ADVANCED REALISM & TANNING EFFECTS CHAPTERS

10:35 Chapter 1 Advanced: Adding Saturation to Naturally Red Areas
12:26 Chapter 2 Advanced: The Tanning Process (Creating the 'Burn' Effect)
13:47 Wear a sunscreen (Outro/Final Details)

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I'm using my own 1/8 scale figure "BURN" in this video. You can get the model files for FREE by becoming a "Want to learn" tier supporter on my Patreon ($10/month).

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You are also free to use any model of your own to practice this figure painting technique!
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