Excellent, Sebastian. This is exactly the kind of information I've been looking for. Admittedly, I probably haven't looked hard enough (yeah yeah - lazy me) but you've not only given us a great insight into the method of painting flesh but also a further glimpse into the intricacies of smooth painting. I will find the colour theory information especially to be of a lot of use, I haven't found that information explained in such a clear way yet and it is excellent to see it so coherently presented. Thank you, oh Wizard of Oz!