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Description Supplement for Section II of the Skin tutorial. It’s much easier to see the compare the colors for the different skin tones in this format.

This is not the tutorial itself!
Please read the tutorial in full to get the most out of this supplement image!

Section I: Skin Basics
Section II: Skin tones
Section III: Background color and ambient light [coming soon]
Section IV: Blending and texturing [coming soon]
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If you are having a hard time understanding Section II (and don’t feel bad if you are—it’s difficult stuff!) take this chart and go through it with a color picker. That should help you a lot in seeing the hue, value, and saturation differences that occur between skin tones, and within the different mid-tone / shadow / highlight ranges.

If color is really difficult or confusing for you, go here:
Color Theory Resources

Thanks for reading I hope it is helpful.

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ezetaok [2021-09-05 12:51:25 +0000 UTC]

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Amberdreams1960 [2020-04-22 19:41:44 +0000 UTC]

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KLeighE [2019-08-01 22:57:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for these!

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mystissia [2018-10-04 11:33:16 +0000 UTC]

merci

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medievallass [2018-02-21 09:11:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh! This looks super helpful thank-you so much for sharing!

Hayley ^_^

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medievallass [2018-02-21 09:09:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh! This looks so helpful! Thank-you so much for sharing.

Hayley

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Juuria66 [2017-08-17 15:12:46 +0000 UTC]

This is super useful! Thanks for sharing!

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Kokinmefukurou In reply to Juuria66 [2018-01-09 10:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the chart I use it for my work! 

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orchidkitty [2017-08-17 07:31:35 +0000 UTC]

This was just what I was searching for I have trouble choosing colors to make skin look realistic.
Thank you for drawing this

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Kirbymyfriend972 [2017-06-16 23:26:46 +0000 UTC]

Are those warm tones or cold tones???

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DubaiBunniesUAE [2017-06-13 11:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Lovely image

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Tabanca83 [2017-05-28 15:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, this is pure Gold!

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WooganOOOg [2017-05-11 01:56:04 +0000 UTC]

This is detailed and well written.  Thanks for providing a visual explination on how to do skin tones properly.

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pipam [2017-04-10 13:43:06 +0000 UTC]

Usefull ! Thank you !

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suzy1998 [2017-01-16 09:35:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!

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TeeAnnalee [2016-12-22 06:08:52 +0000 UTC]

After all these years that I've been an artist, I'm just now getting really into digital art. It's so intimidating, especially when I see beautiful work like yours. But this chart might be one of the most helpful things I've come across so far. Thank you for making this!

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GreySnowflake [2016-12-11 13:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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UrthwildWeirdsmith [2016-11-27 19:50:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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neoredxii [2016-10-05 11:45:13 +0000 UTC]

added to favorite senpai <3, this will contribute so much in my artworks ^_^ arigatou

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Shanzanahsyt [2016-07-21 04:56:03 +0000 UTC]

This is so awesome!!! I love the tutorials, they're fantastic. I've found it hard to find in-depth information on what colors to use for skin, and this is so perfect! Thank you so much for putting these up.

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sixstringphonic [2016-04-18 22:16:14 +0000 UTC]

This is so helpful!  Thanks for sharing!

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TheInfiniteGlow [2016-01-23 04:52:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this!

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LadyKylin [2016-01-18 02:57:21 +0000 UTC]

This is incredibly helpful thank you.

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REIdepenguin [2016-01-12 19:04:01 +0000 UTC]

this is very helpful!

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One-Percent [2016-01-08 15:09:22 +0000 UTC]

You're amazing   thank you so much!

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Sol-Caninus [2015-11-08 18:54:22 +0000 UTC]

While it makes my heart sink into my stomach, temporarily, it does communicate the concept.    

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skystereo [2015-10-23 11:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Hey, that is sooooo great!!!!!! Fantastic, thanks you very much for that contribution. Exactly what I was looking for!

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BreakingOnion [2015-10-15 03:18:36 +0000 UTC]

I love that you put the faces there so I get an idea of what colors I'll be using for specific characters. Thanks! This is great!

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Lionvisualmedia [2015-10-06 20:27:58 +0000 UTC]

How do you find the midtone for other colours

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navate In reply to Lionvisualmedia [2015-10-06 22:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Read the tutorial linked in the description.

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Kervala [2015-09-14 08:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for these amazing tutorials I'll use them to determine skin color of my character in DAZ Studio

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DaggerWorks [2015-09-01 21:19:40 +0000 UTC]

I wish section 3 and 4 were up

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navate In reply to DaggerWorks [2015-09-03 15:54:14 +0000 UTC]

They will be created via crowdfunding when I have the time or organize it. 

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DaggerWorks In reply to navate [2015-09-12 01:36:08 +0000 UTC]

I cant wait! X3 i love your art!

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NoAmare [2015-08-20 19:07:04 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful, ty!

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Kell-Lyn [2015-06-30 10:38:05 +0000 UTC]

thank yoooooou  

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ShortFocus [2015-05-14 05:21:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much! I have a hard time doing really dark skin tones, but this is really helpful! 
Thanks again

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waterystar [2015-03-18 03:09:40 +0000 UTC]

Great resource, will definitely help me out.

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Darkangelhiei [2015-02-02 02:02:45 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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littlemissweab [2015-01-27 15:15:34 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing, i have trouble coloring but this should help me out thank you

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DisturbingGreen [2015-01-16 11:20:45 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

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Phia99 [2015-01-02 12:28:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you~
This tut is super useful

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kangghee [2014-12-20 17:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.  Very useful chart for visual reference.

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LogicinWonderland [2014-09-16 04:24:11 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, thank you for this! I often have trouble finding the right base tone, this is super helpful!

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