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A set built around two base skin tones – Basic Skin Tone and the warmer Sunny Skin Tone – with four dark reds for shadow. That is the point: skin is not shaded with black or brown but with dark red, or it ends up looking like wood. Black Red, Violet Red and Red Wine give three different shadow depths, so the same set paints a child's face and an old man's.
| Set type | themed set |
| Number of paints | 6 |
| Theme | flesh & skin |
| Bottle volume | 17 ml |
| Range | 3rd Generation |
| Finish | matt |
| Manufacturer code | AK11603 |
| EAN | 8435568307360 |
| Manufacturer | AK Interactive |
| Country of origin | Spain |
Blending needs a good round brush – the AK Synthetic Round size 0 suits it well. Add leather and belts with Leather and Buckles; paler supernatural tones are handled by Night Creatures Flesh Tone.
How does it differ from Flesh and Skin Colors?
This set is built for mixing – two bases and four shadows, and you blend the tones yourself. Flesh and Skin Colors is a ready six-step ladder from shadow to highlight with no mixing at all.
How do I get darker skin?
Add Red Wine and a little Black Red to Basic Skin Tone. Do not add brown or black – skin loses its translucency and starts to look like clay.
Can the paints be bought individually?
Yes. These are standard shades from the AK 3rd Generation range in 17 ml bottles, so when one runs out you only replace that one.
Can they be airbrushed?
Yes. Thinned with 3rd Generation thinner they pass through a 0.2 mm nozzle as easily as lacquer paints. Neat, they are meant for brushwork.
More paint sets are in the AK 3rd Generation Paint Sets category, and individual shades in AK 3rd Generation.