Mixing watercolour skin tones

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A paintbrush resting on a sheet of cold press watercolour paper, with several watercolour swatches of various skin tones on it.

In recent illustrator mentoring sessions, diversity in children’s books has come up a lot, and as part of that discussion I’ve been talking through the ways I mix watercolours for skin tones. I thought it would be useful to share my notes here… ☺️ Mix diverse skin colours from only six watercolor paints.

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the different shades of watercolor paint are shown in this drawing book, with each color being

So how do you give people more dimension? You mix it up. Using a mixture of colors for your skin tones, you can achieve transparent, layered combinations that

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a watercolor drawing of a woman's face with the words light toned highlights and shaded parts

I have news for you… People's skin is never just one color. Unfortunately, you can’t just mix one generic skin color and paint the whole of someone's face, and there isn’t just one magic color which suits all situations. The tone of someone’s flesh varies enormously, and depicting this realistically in watercolor needs a basic

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the different shades of watercolor

This is a list of 5 simple and fun color practice exercises to help you make fresh color associations and learn more about creating your ...

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a poster with different colors on it and instructions for how to use the color wheel

A portrait is not just about the face and expression or the emotions shimmering in the eyes of the person. A perfect skin tone is a very important factor as well. We are happy to reveal the basic rules To Achieve Perfect Skin Tones To Make Your Painting More Real.

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