Reply To: Highlighting AP Tanned flesh

[maledrakh 11996xp 1]

That is a very good start. The colours are neatly placed where they are supposed to be, and not streaky or globby at all.

I would suggest you wait for the paint to fully dry before moving on. Many colours seem much brighter when still wet, also the interaction between what is beneath the latest coat and the fresh coat of usually not quite opaque paint does not show properly until dry.

Also, if you paint onto other paint that is still not dry, you will probably ruin the texture and get streaks and patches as the paint beneath is disturbed. Much like trying to lift a frying egg off the pan when the thin bits have started to go white but the rest is still runny. You inevitably get scrambled eggs. The same happens to semi-wet paint when disturbed,

Thin your paints a bit with water if you are not already doing so. Thin paint will make for nicer gradients but might need several coats to show properly, depending on what effect you are after.