Reddish Flesh (AK17056) is a warm, red-leaning flesh tone in the QUICK GEN range, designed to add life, colour and expressiveness to miniature skin. The sample shows a blend of soft red-brown with a subtle pink undertone, making it ideal for natural warmth in faces, hands and exposed skin. Painters often rely on this colour to add vibrancy and personality to their characters.

According to the coverage chart, Reddish Flesh is classified as low coverage. This gives the paint a translucent behaviour that works beautifully for layering and glazing. Instead of covering the underlying tones completely, it enhances them, letting shadows and earlier tones show through for a realistic, organic result. The matte finish helps retain sculpt detail, making it easy to place glazes precisely where natural warmth tends to accumulate.

Features & benefits

• Warm red-tinted flesh colour with natural expression.
• Low coverage for subtle glazing and soft transitions.
• Perfect for cheeks, noses, lips and warm facial accents.
• Matte finish keeps detail crisp and readable.
• Excellent for blending into other flesh tones.
• Suitable for both tabletop and display painters.

Technical details

• Volume: 18ml.
• Coverage: Low.
• Matte water-based acrylic paint.
• Brush-ready; easily thinned for glazes or airbrush use.
• Fast drying and smooth handling.

Applications & painting techniques

Reddish Flesh excels when used as a warm accent tone on skin. Apply it as a thin glaze over a neutral flesh base to create blushing cheeks, warm noses or subtle rosiness on fingers and ears. Because the paint is low coverage, even very small amounts create a gradual and natural transition. It can also serve as a midtone for warm skin recipes, especially on characters who need a lively, expressive complexion.

• Blushing effects on cheeks and lips.
• Warm glazes for noses, foreheads or ears.
• Accents for scars, rough skin or irritated areas.
• Midtones for warm and reddish skin palettes.
• Blend colour between darker shadows and lighter highlights.

Included in the US Uniforms Set

Reddish Flesh is part of the US Uniforms Set, where it plays the role of a warmth-adding layer for military miniatures. Applied sparingly, it prevents faces from looking flat and brings essential life and character to infantry models. It pairs naturally with the greens, browns and neutrals found in the set, completing the tonal range needed to achieve realistic human expressions.

Comparable tones and combinations

Comparable colours in other ranges often fall into the category of warm, red-leaning mid-layer flesh tones. Within QUICK GEN, Reddish Flesh complements Human Flesh, Putrid White and similar light tones, making it an excellent transition colour for complex skin recipes. Its transparent nature also makes it a great tool for unifying earlier layers or adding extra nuance to otherwise neutral flesh tones.

Whether you are painting soldiers, heroes, civilians or fantasy characters, Reddish Flesh adds vibrancy and emotion to miniature skin. Its low coverage makes it forgiving and flexible, while advanced painters appreciate how easily it introduces lifelike colour variation. A go-to tone for any project that aims to create expressive, human warmth on the tabletop or display shelf.