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Originally Posted by iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm

Instead of using inks, you could mix up a wash using your base red and heavily dilute it with water. You'll have to do mulitple coats to reach the desired effect, but you wont get the shine.

that's how i'd have done it. concider using a flesh tone insdead of white for the highlight too as it stops things becoming too pink.

thanks for taking the time to so us this slow, i'll shift it to the painting tute boards witht he others.