This is the recipe I use to paint my Obliterators' flesh as well as flesh for daemon engines.
If you'd like to check out my recipe for the armor, you can find it here: https://paintpad.app/r/4Uz
- Base coat Cadian Fleshtone
- Shade the recesses using a 1:1 mix of Cadian Fleshtone and Bugman's Glow thinned down to a glaze consistency
- Repeat the previous step using pure Bugman's Glow thinned down to a glaze consistency, avoiding raised areas
- Shade the deepest recesses using Carroburg Crimson
- Apply a conservative layer of Druchii Violet to the very deepest recesses
- Thin down Cadian Fleshtone to a glaze consistency and clean up the raised/flat areas and smooth out the transition between the midtone and shading
- Apply a 3:1 mix of Lahmian Medium and :Citadel/CarroburgCrimCarroll over to make the flesh look more irritated
- Highlight the raised areas using a 1:1 mix of Cadian Fleshtone and Kislev Flesh
- Apply a more selective highlight using Kislev Flesh
- Apply a very conservative spot highlight to the most extreme edges using Pallid Wych Flesh
- Finally, use a small amount of Drakenhof Nightshade to paint veins on top of the skin
I paint little plastic dudes.