First bash at skin tones. Pretty rough, but I feel I'm getting there.
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I just bought myself a dedicated hobby hairdryer, and
Wow! what a difference it makes. Before now I've had to run upstairs to use the missus' dryer, which meant I tended not to bother. When glazing it'd be "yeah, that's dry enough" and I'd drag the (still damp), carefully applied layers off with my next pass. Now I can blast the figure with every pass, speeding up the process, but more importantly, ensuring every layer is properly dry before proceeding and so not mucking the whole thing up.
I honestly thought a dryer would be a bit of a luxury, but I can see it being totally integral to the painting process for me now.