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Here are some step-by-step tips for mixing paint to create skin tones.
Regardless of the specific paint colors used, these steps can help you create a consistent skin tone across your painting.
How do I create skin color paint? I start by mixing a base color. Consider the following color combination:
Mix a small amount of Venetian Red with Raw Sienna to create a base flesh color.
Mix Venetian Red and Raw Sienna to make a flesh tone base color.
Add white paint to create various tints.
Mix a range of flesh color tints.
Divide the base color into separate piles. Slowly add Flake White Replacement or Unbleached Titanium to create lighter tints of the base color. I like to pre-mix 3-4 different tints.
Add Radiant Blue or Ultramarine Blue for cool flesh tones.
Add Naples Yellow to create warm flesh tones.
While you paint, slowly mix in small amounts of other paint colors to adjust the color temperature of your oil paint. Adding a touch of blue or purple will create a cooler skin tone while adding yellow or orange will create warmer flesh colors. Consider using the following additional paint colors to adjust the color temperature of your skin tones.
To create warm or cool pinks, you can add a touch of red paint to your mix. Adding a small amount of Permanent Rose will make a cool pink while adding Cadmium Red will create a warm pink. Many red paint colors have a high tinting strength, so add it sparingly to your mix. Adding a touch of red paint transforms the skin tone paint mix to a nice pink. For painting lips and rosy areas, the smallest addition is all you need to adjust the color.
The colors found in nature are often subtle. When mixing skin tones in oil paint, it's necessary to reduce the intensity or brightness of the paint colors. To achieve this, simply add a small amount of the color's complementary color. Skin tones in oil paint can sometimes appear too orange. By adding a small amount of blue, you can tone down the bright orange, resulting in a more natural paint color.
Venetian Red mixed with Terre Verte create a shadow color.
A range of skin tone values can be pre-mixed before painting.
Adding Terre Verte to the base color creates a darker tone for painting face shadows. Ultramarine Blue can be added to further darken the shadows.
How do you make skin color paint? You can use many color combinations to create a skin tone with paint. The above combination is just one example. Regardless of the paint colors used to mix flesh tones, the process is the same. You start by mixing a base color and then lightening and darkening it to keep the skin tone consistent across the form. You can easily adjust the color temperature by adding blue or yellow. To create pinks, add small touches of warm or cool reds. For shadow color, mix Venetian Red with Terre Verte.
Author: Sonia Reeder-Jones