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twin-tail β€” Color Theory Mini: Skin

Published: 2013-09-19 04:51:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 87683; Favourites: 4388; Downloads: 0
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Description Request by one of my watchers, who asked me about my color choices when painting skin.
Even though I haven't been uploading my commissions lately except to their owners, I think maybe other people will find this useful.
Notice that when I blend the outcome is different than the actual color selection (the colors I pick when I use watercolor or airbrush like tool).
When I'm only using hard brush like pen, I will mix the color optically, but it's easier to explain the way I do this using the "true" colors I'm mixing together in my head. So you could mix it together on a separate layer and eyedrop selection from that if you want.
Hope this is useful even though it's more notes than a tutorial. I would like to make a color theory tutorial eventually... that is really a tutorial.
And you can use this for any digital media and any style really.
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Comments: 56

mcdomo [2019-05-06 12:04:39 +0000 UTC]

Hi. How to download it?

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DarkSerpent87 [2018-05-17 00:42:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks I have trouble with skin color sometimesΒ so thank you

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Helsic [2017-04-07 06:45:52 +0000 UTC]

great thank you!

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MrHighNess [2016-05-05 10:33:44 +0000 UTC]

ThnxΒ 

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PuzzledInGalaxy [2016-01-09 15:29:37 +0000 UTC]

omg ... THX !!!

This helped a lot

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SeventhVioletSilence [2015-10-21 22:12:06 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! This tutorial is super helpful, thanks!

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SillyAu [2015-07-04 15:03:12 +0000 UTC]

Veryveryveryveryveryvery VERY helpful!!Thanks a lot!

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DetectiveOfGallifrey [2015-06-09 01:26:13 +0000 UTC]

This is a very helpful tutorial. I often make the mistake of going with only one color hue. Not only with skin, but other things as well.

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psycho23 [2015-06-05 21:47:46 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! I always did the bottom part of the tutorial of picking colours in the same hue XP the foot I just coloured looks so much more alive!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

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MiwMO [2015-05-28 10:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Thx

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Hpsr175 [2015-02-14 06:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic reference for being a mini 1. I'm just now getting into painting and this is really helpful. Thanks

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dudgus2429 [2014-10-27 10:19:54 +0000 UTC]

awesome!!

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Sappira [2014-09-19 18:58:09 +0000 UTC]

this is very helpful and makes me happy, danke!!Β Β 

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D5656 [2014-09-16 16:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very very much! ive surched so long for something like that

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Makaylafashion [2014-08-26 01:17:29 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful. It's hard to find saturated pallets for darker skin. These pallets are wonderful!

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Penny-Wren [2014-08-20 20:43:59 +0000 UTC]

its so nice thank you *^*

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adlescouflair [2014-08-05 03:24:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks That will help a lot

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Chromarin [2014-07-26 14:25:58 +0000 UTC]

Very useful and interesting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world!

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ItaloAmericana [2014-05-16 18:43:16 +0000 UTC]

These palettes are beautiful!

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PrettyPinkP0ny [2014-02-02 03:53:16 +0000 UTC]

Gosh these skin color palettes are GORGEOUS. Thank you so much for sharing!

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Writers-411 [2014-01-06 05:36:17 +0000 UTC]

This is also helpful! Great!

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Banana-Banshee [2013-12-05 19:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this is gonna be very helpful! ><

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anime-master-96 [2013-10-23 15:27:41 +0000 UTC]

love it

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shiwizilla [2013-10-19 14:03:48 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful, thanks a lot!

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Victoria-Summerheart [2013-10-08 01:26:26 +0000 UTC]

oh my god yes

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Ayikaz10 [2013-10-01 01:27:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you for including dark skin in the examples, that like the hardest type for me.

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pastel-tea [2013-09-29 02:13:43 +0000 UTC]

uwaaah beautiful tutorial!

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UltimateSketchQueen [2013-09-21 20:33:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow-- thank you SO much for this mini tutorial ;u;
It's great!~

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localmilk [2013-09-21 01:37:06 +0000 UTC]

So helpful. Thanks.

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Necrophagy [2013-09-20 18:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Ooooh, this is useful. o:

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twin-tail In reply to Necrophagy [2013-09-21 01:11:30 +0000 UTC]

yay~ glad you think so ^^

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Ayikaz10 [2013-09-20 13:49:35 +0000 UTC]

This has made my life better

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twin-tail In reply to Ayikaz10 [2013-09-21 01:11:38 +0000 UTC]

Success! ^^

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Art-game-lover [2013-09-20 07:08:43 +0000 UTC]

neat ^^

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twin-tail In reply to Art-game-lover [2013-09-21 01:11:44 +0000 UTC]

thank you~

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Art-game-lover In reply to twin-tail [2013-09-21 23:55:47 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome ^^

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oopses66 [2013-09-19 12:38:40 +0000 UTC]

do you use sai?

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twin-tail In reply to oopses66 [2013-09-19 17:12:04 +0000 UTC]

hi~
for this and most of my works i use clip studio paint~
but you can do the same effect in any digital paint program like sai too ^^

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IINaruto-KunII [2013-09-19 12:31:33 +0000 UTC]

this helps alot :3

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twin-tail In reply to IINaruto-KunII [2013-09-21 01:11:52 +0000 UTC]

i'm glad! ^^

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Axiniana [2013-09-19 10:31:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've always had problems with skin shading. Do you mind if I try using the color palettes you provided here just to take a grip?

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twin-tail In reply to Axiniana [2013-09-19 17:12:39 +0000 UTC]

glad you found it helpful ^^ yes you may use the color palettes it's fine ^^

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viewtiful94 [2013-09-19 07:37:43 +0000 UTC]

great,, i have a problem with which the best colour xD and i always end up using colour in same hue ._.

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twin-tail In reply to viewtiful94 [2013-09-21 01:13:20 +0000 UTC]

Same hue is great for some surface~ but if you are drawing skin, not so much ^^
Unless you are coloring data from star trek h h h ^^ ;;

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viewtiful94 In reply to twin-tail [2013-09-21 13:55:41 +0000 UTC]

hmmm so for skin i should try use a different hue?? okay i will try it ^^ thx for the advice.. huahaha XD

oh no,, i don't understand at all about star trek LOL XD

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Zamberz [2013-09-19 06:22:53 +0000 UTC]

so cool

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twin-tail In reply to Zamberz [2013-09-19 06:26:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks ^^

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Faithwoe [2013-09-19 06:22:35 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial This will come in, pretty handy.

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twin-tail In reply to Faithwoe [2013-09-19 06:26:46 +0000 UTC]

glad you found it helpful~~

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BabyButta [2013-09-19 05:41:41 +0000 UTC]

I really appreciate that you used a dark skinned reference with this, It sure as hell helped me out a lot, and others as well who complain that coloring darker skin characters are hard.Β 

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