AK Interactive 3G Skin and Leather Colors Set – 6 Acrylic Paints for Realistic Flesh Tones and Hide Textures on Figures
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Purpose-Built Warm Tone Palette – Six colors covering the full range of skin and leather on figures: from deep shadow tones through warm midtones to light earth highlights. The set eliminates the guesswork of mixing flesh and hide colors from scratch.
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Smooth Layered Transitions on Faces and Hands – The 3rd Generation formula self-levels on the brush, making it easier to blend thin layers into seamless gradients across small curved surfaces like cheekbones, brow ridges, and knuckles. This is the behavior that makes layered skin tones look natural rather than banded.
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Dual Purpose for Skin and Leather – Leather Brown and Deep Brown handle belts, holsters, boots, saddlery, and weathered hide. Ochre and Light Earth serve as warm highlights for both skin and worn leather. Medium Orange and Tenebrous Grey act as tinting colors — one pushes warmth into flesh, the other desaturates it into cooler shadow tones.
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Shadow Tones That Stay Natural – Tenebrous Grey mixed into flesh tones produces desaturated, cool shadows without shifting the skin toward black or blue. This is the specific problem most hobbyists hit when trying to shade faces — the shadow looks dead instead of recessed. This set solves it with a grey that was selected to pair with warm skin tones.
📝 Product Description
Painting convincing skin tones on figures is one of the most common challenges in the hobby because skin is never a single flat color. Real flesh has warm midtones, cooler shadows, and subtle color shifts between forehead, cheeks, and jaw. The AK Interactive 3rd Generation Skin and Leather Colors Set (AK11613) gives you the specific tones needed to build those transitions: Medium Orange provides a warm, saturated base for midtone flesh, Light Earth and Ochre work as highlight tones, and Tenebrous Grey desaturates the mix for cooler shadow areas without turning muddy.
The same palette pulls double duty on leather and hide. Deep Brown and Leather Brown lay down a rich base for boots, belts, pouches, and saddles, while Ochre and Light Earth replicate the way worn leather catches light along folds and creases. Whether you are painting historical figures, fantasy characters, military diorama crews, or busts, this set covers both skin and leather without needing to pull from a dozen separate bottles.
💡 How to Use
Shake each bottle thoroughly before use. For Skin Tones: Start with Medium Orange thinned slightly as your midtone base coat over a light primer. Build shadow depth by mixing in small amounts of Tenebrous Grey — this desaturates the flesh tone into a natural shadow color without shifting it toward black. Highlight by adding Light Earth or Ochre to your midtone mix, applying thin layers to raised areas like cheekbones, brow ridges, knuckles, and noses. For Leather: Base coat with Leather Brown or Deep Brown, then edge-highlight with Ochre along stitching, fold lines, and wear points. An oil wash over the cured surface will settle into the recesses and add depth without lifting the acrylic beneath.
📐 Specifications
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Brand: AK Interactive
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Model Number: AK11613
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UPC: 8435568308206
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Paint Type: 3rd Generation Acrylic (3GA)
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Formula: Water-Based Acrylic
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Finish: Matte
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Set Includes: 6x 17ml Dropper Bottles
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Colors Included: AK11026 Tenebrous Grey, AK11078 Medium Orange, AK11102 Deep Brown, AK11110 Leather Brown, AK11115 Light Earth, AK11118 Ochre
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Compatible Surfaces: Plastic, Metal, Resin, and 3D Prints
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Non-Toxic: Yes
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Odourless: Yes
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Country of Origin: Spain
