Since most soldiers in WWII didn't get to shave too often, I was wondering how to represent stubble. I have 17 figures in a dio I'm working on and need to make each look unique and realistic.

Mix a small amount of gray in your basic flesh color and apply it in the beard and moustache areas. Vary with brown, gray/brown, or gray/blue to see which shade suits best.

I've heard of guys filtering it on in very thing diluted layers, dry brushing also works. I tend to use a dark grey or grey-black for stubble. Remember though, its only those guys who have particularly dark hair that will have really noticeable stubble.

I have 6 shades of gray and 2 shades of black. I'll give it a go tonight or tomorrow.

hey matt,

Try the thin layers of paint to make stubble.....I know I am working on a special forces humvee right now with SF operators and I am fashioning beards out of putty and I do that in layers as well....Hope you have fun hope your figures turn out great

I've had good results using Paynes Grey Artists Oil paint. I just apply a very small dot of paint with a fine tip brush and use one of my secondary brushes (no longer has a fine tip) to push the paint until it becomes semitransparent enough that the flesh still shows through. Here's a couple of figures that I have used Paynes Grey on.

Nice work Ty. I like your technique !