How to Paint Voldemort’s Skin | Step-by-Step Tutorial, by FIGO.STUDIO on YouTube. 24 min 47 s.
- Video length
- 24 min 47 s
- Time to do it
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Prime and prepare the surface, then apply four thin coats of Flesh Tint, letting each coat dry before the next. This gives you a solid, even base colour to work over.
Brush on a thin Burgundy wash to add reddish undertones. Keep it translucent so the Flesh Tint still shows through.
Apply a Cobalt Blue wash over the skin to introduce cooler colour variation. Work in small areas and blend the edges while wet.
Add Viridian Green to selected areas such as the temples, cheeks and neck to build green undertones.
Paint washes of Naples Yellow and Burgundy around the eyes, then build up several layers of Naples Yellow to brighten the eye area.
Mix Naples Yellow, Umber, Oxide Black, Flesh Tint and Sienna, then apply it as a wash to develop the shadows and skin details.
Add more Umber and Oxide Black to that mixture and apply a second pass to deepen the shadows. Use Umber plus Primary Magenta around the eyes.
Mix White and Naples Yellow and paint the highlights on the brow, nose, cheekbones and chin. Refine with a second pass once dry.
Paint the veins with Viridian Green, Umber, White and Oxide Black. Then apply Umber over them and sponge on Flesh Tint plus White to soften the veins and build skin texture.
Finish with separate washes of Blue, Burgundy, Viridian Green and Olive Green on selected areas to balance the overall skin tone.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep every wash thin and let it dry fully, or the layers turn muddy and hide the earlier colour.
Dab the sponge lightly and build texture in several passes rather than pressing hard once.
Test mixed colours on scrap plastic or paper before putting them on the face.
Work in good light so you can judge how pale the skin really looks.
Questions
Can I use these colours on a 3D print?
Yes. The workflow suits primed 3D prints and resin busts. Make sure the primer is fully dry and use thin coats so the layers stay visible.
Do I need oil paints for this?
No. The layered wash method works with acrylics. Thin them with water and build up slowly instead of using thick paint.
How do I stop the veins looking too harsh?
Paint them thin, then go over them with Umber and sponge on Flesh Tint plus White to soften the edges.
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