Bad angle on photo. Family was very happy. I wasn't trying to be cute with it, but everyone walking by kept saying, "AH, so cute, so cute, AH, that's precious, AH, so cute." Oh, well.
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I use raw umber for these dark skin tones, but I can't do much with it other than a juicy wash, which results in this ugly flatness. If I try too much shading, the paper starts to come apart, or the color "stains" the paper in the wrong places. It's frustrating. I'd rather just leave these models in black-and-white. Any suggestions?
I use flesh tint gouache mixed with vandyke brown. For more bronzy skin tones or highlights, I add a bit of orange.
Thanks, Kenny. I have no experience with gouache. I should try it. And do you mean the VAN GOUGH brand of VanDyke Brown, or one of the other brands? I see RED in the brands other than Van Gough. Then again, red might help. I wonder how vermillion would work with the raw umber? Hmm...
I get whatever the cheapest vandyke brown that's in the store, doesn't matter to me. Flesh tint gouache I use is Designers Gouache by Daler Rowney. It's available at Pearl, but you can get it online at dickblick.com and probably other places. I just keep a small section on my palette for mixing skin tones when I need to. I'm mixing in orange more often now, because I find the vandyke brown/flesh tint mix a bit too muddy. A bit of orange gives it a richer, more accurate tone in my opinion.
Wow. Thanks for the specifics. "That's great." (Imagine awful german accent.)
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