Mixing Skin Tones

A few notes on temperature, undertone, and restraint when painting flesh.

Oil painting process detail of figure study by Gagandeep Singh
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A few notes on temperature, undertone, and restraint when painting flesh.

Skin is translucency and warmth. Avoid premixed flesh tones; instead, build color relative to the light source. Warm highlights call for cool half-tones and deep, luminous shadows.

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