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TheDivineMissM-94 — Skin Tone Study

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Well, I think we've all learnt something from this, mainly that I have no idea how collar bones work

How do the colours look on everyone's monitors? Because I've calibrated this computer screen a dozen times and I'm still getting a message that the software is defective and to rerun it. On this screen the top left is far paler than the top middle but on my brother's screen they look the same just with different colour variations... :/

So keeping that bottom middle palette for future pieces of Jac...

I am very happy with how the bottom three turned out! Much happier than the first three at least xD Even though the left was supposed to be a deep olive tone. I had a very hard time trying to capture that without making her look like She Hulk :/ So a lot of those olive tones weren't used sadly. I'm definitely going to give it another shot though.

I'm a bit puzzled now, because every time I've talked about this with someone on here, they always insist darker skin tones are much harder to capture than light ones, which was the exact opposite for me The darker tones were so much easier to shade, and I could get a much wider range of colours easier than I did with the light ones. Not to mention they were much easier to highlight. (I may or may not have gone a little overboard with highlights, ssh, who cares, they look pretty...)

I also want to practice how I colour hair, so I'll probably be lazy and use these ladies for bases, but I'm sure they won't mind.

It still feels wrong putting this under a digital art category, it's just practiceeee D:

Texture brushes by =Fayestardust fav.me/d52ekfq and ~KeepWaiting fav.me/d1ygyc8

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Comments: 24

hivaco [2019-01-14 19:48:24 +0000 UTC]

هیوانس مرکز فروش و مشاوره تجهیزات زیبایی 
برای خرید دستگاه shr  با ما در تماس باشید
         

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horselady36501 [2016-05-10 20:14:04 +0000 UTC]

don't know if you meant for this to be a aid for others but you helped me a lot with this Noah  i always have a hard time with olive skin tones

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xMeiix [2015-03-10 00:51:00 +0000 UTC]

The darkest skin tone reminds me of chocolate xD.

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MarinaSchiffer [2013-12-27 01:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Great!!! I really love this!!! but don't forget highlights for fair skin too, you can add a glowy effect with the right colours here you have some highlights, I have some swatches for fair skin I used a super glowy skin in all my Targaryen's portraits (well in all my GOT fanarts xD) fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/201…

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to MarinaSchiffer [2013-12-30 12:47:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Oh I know, I was terrible at trying to get the highlights on the paler skin I'm very jealous of your ability to draw glowy skin xD

Thank you very much for the link! I'll definitely be using them the next time I give it a shot. I may even touch these ones up with them!

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MarinaSchiffer In reply to TheDivineMissM-94 [2013-12-30 17:46:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh! That don't mean you did it wrong. You did the paler skin really nice, and I usually don't paint the pale skin too glowy, but it could be good know which colours you need, although you will not use them ^^

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to MarinaSchiffer [2013-12-31 12:11:15 +0000 UTC]

Maybe not wrong, but it could've been better. But that's okay because it made me realise how I can do it better next time

It will be very helpful for me! Thank you again

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sparrowcrazy [2013-12-25 14:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Who does..

Top left is plaer than the top middle on mine too.. The middle looks sort of pale purple for some reason..

Love the left bottom one.. actually all of the bottom ones a awesome..

Highlights are so shiny.. And I suppose they wouldn't mind getting some hair..

Practice or not.. it's quite usefull.. It even gives me a good idea for some of my characters,, I've been lazy on that front and all I know is that one of them had Italian feautures..

Speaking of characters I just found a new way of finding name.. the end credits of movies.. you have no idea what weird names come up sometimes..

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to sparrowcrazy [2013-12-30 12:46:13 +0000 UTC]

Other artists I know seem too... I was thinking it was just me for a second there They're so confusing! I can't figure out which side the highlight and which side the shading should go, I looked up so many different pictures and they're all different, stupid people and their stupid photoshop


Ah, I'm glad! Pale purple? ... That wasn't supposed to happen... It was meant to be very pink-ish, like Scottish skin xD


I'm happy with the bottom ones! And yes, they're quite happy to be getting hair!


You should! It's a lot of fun doing stuff like this


That is a great idea! Speaking of, I was watching The Walking Dead with mum a while back and the name for... the music, I think? Came up 'Bear McReary'

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watersrain [2013-12-20 18:17:38 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I adore the last two on the bottom row! You drew the deep skin color so well.   Excuse me while I writhe and go to jelly school! >.> Lol.

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to watersrain [2013-12-21 09:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Me toooooo Gosh Haley, dark skin is SO much more fun to colour than light skin, ignore what anyone else has ever said about that, it's so much easier to get a wide range of tones and colours in!


Totally saving that bottom middle palette for future pieces of Jac


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GirlofClay [2013-12-20 08:08:45 +0000 UTC]

aaaaaaAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to GirlofClay [2013-12-21 09:41:54 +0000 UTC]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

IS THAT GOOD?!?


IF IT'S NOT CAN I PRETEND THAT IT IS?!

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GirlofClay In reply to TheDivineMissM-94 [2013-12-21 10:54:55 +0000 UTC]

ITS VERY VERY GOOD

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to GirlofClay [2013-12-21 11:04:42 +0000 UTC]

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maybelletea [2013-12-20 00:01:43 +0000 UTC]

ooh these are so pretty omg! such a range of colors in the skin tones, it's so impressive!

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to maybelletea [2013-12-21 09:41:00 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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RockAllNight [2013-12-19 21:56:30 +0000 UTC]

this is so awsooooooomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! i've never seen that ebony colour captured so well and this shining, it's freaking wonderful i'm so damn proud of you you improved so much, i'm amazed! 

so which one do you like best? 

and what's your skin colour, one of those? can't wait to see the hair done

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to RockAllNight [2013-12-21 09:40:29 +0000 UTC]

 You mustn't have seen that ebony colour captured too often then xD Thank you! 

My favourite is a toss up between the last two, I love the contrast, highlights and how many more colours I managed to capture in them. Darker skin is way more fun to colour than light skin

Err, my skin colour is paler than the first two, verging on translucent as it shows every blue vein in my body and lots of pink, in other words, 'too hard for me to capture yet' xD Maybe one day!

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RockAllNight In reply to TheDivineMissM-94 [2013-12-30 12:50:18 +0000 UTC]

hahaha maybe? but you did it perfectly Ems


oh god, can it be?... are you as pale as i am?!  

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to RockAllNight [2013-12-30 13:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!


I... I think I might be!!


No I am, I really am

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Fayestardust [2013-12-19 07:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Ooo I love when people use my freckle brush!

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TheDivineMissM-94 In reply to Fayestardust [2013-12-19 11:48:19 +0000 UTC]

And I love your freckle brush!

I can't describe how helpful it is, thank you very much (:

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Fayestardust In reply to TheDivineMissM-94 [2013-12-19 12:16:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm glad it's useful!!

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