Production Line Painting:Pt2

The next stage that I carry out is the flesh painting. First up I ensure that the painting area has enough light. I prefer natural light over artificial, and with summer on the way this is when most of my figure painting is carried out.
I use standard Humbrol Enamel Flesh with a little earth brown added to it.I use this because I am old school and a cheap bugger. I place a little on a brush and simply dab the excess off on a piece of plastic and with whats left on the brush hairs gently wipe it across any exposed skin features.

At this stage I am not concerned about if I put paint on any of the uniforms or equipment. This is because the next layers of paint shall cover it. I do try not to paint Helmet chin straps however as I believe this gives the face a little more definition and adds some scale. The webbing straps for the Battle Bowler are usually OD, but at this scale I feel black is probably a better option for visual appearance.