I think I have finally settled on the colors for my Conquistador. Under-painting appears to be a technique that isn't used much anymore. I got the idea from a book on figure painting by Shep Paine that was decades old. The newer figure painters all seem to paint the oils directly on the primer. It would seem like a good idea to limit the number of layers of paint you have on the figure so that you don't obscure detail, so I may strip the acrylic under-painting one more time and start with just primer.
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1. Some nice earth colors for my guy.