PORTRAIT Images

Working on this 50x40

Portraits Skin Colours

Yellow Ochre

Cad Red

Burnt Sienna

Ultramarine Blue

Titanium white plus tiny amounts of yellow ochre and cadmium red. About 90% of the mix needs to be white. Mix a large amount of this “mother colour” in a medium, peachy skin shade

On one side of the mix add more white and a tiny extra yellow ochre. This will be your highlights. 

On the other side of the mix add tiny amounts of burnt sienna, ultramarine blue and cadmium red. This will be your shadow mix. 

As you work on any part of the skin, you will need to keep moving and adjusting between these different skin tones. 

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My brushes are Royal Langnickel Oil and Acrylic brush set. I got the set at Greystones Business Bureau, opposite the Dart station.