After creating these 10 colors do you transfer them to a different pallet and add your medium or do you just add the medium right there on the mixing pallet?
I typically cut each pile roughly in half and add medium to one half. This way I can always "go back" to the original mixture without the medium(s) added. I do much pile splitting when i paint.
I would of liked to have seen colours for ethinic flesh tones also, these particular colours are great only for pale to olive skin types. What colours are good for asian and black skin?
I've heard to add blue, I don't know if that's correct, as when I try it, it doesn't look right.
@MsBethLondon Blue could be great or it could be a disaster, it all depends on the combination, I generally stay away from pthalo; way to strong. I would actually use this 3 color combo(2 colors + white) as a base and add other colors to achieve other "ethnic" -(as you say) skin color varieties. For example some Asian skin types might work well backing off the red a tad and adding just a touch of chromium oxide green. Folks of African decent could use some burnt/raw umber added to the mix.
The palette is a place to mix paints and organize your colors, in this tutorial I am using a pad of disposable palette paper. There is no official rule for lights or darks in any order when using oils or acrylics as an artist can lighten or darken as needed. (watercolor is another matter)
do u use paper all the time to create ur skin or do u use the pallete after im confused, and whats the rule my artist comrades, do we paint light areas 1st to dark and also where on the face do we start. (im obviously a beginner :))
Whenever I paint, my colors are never vibrant. I try to desaturate other colors, but they always end looking muddy. Is it just that my paints are not good quality? Any tips?
It's hard to know for sure without knowing / seeing your exact paints. What brands? What colors? What medium? Many (but not all of coarse) paints start out very vibrant with the understanding that an artist can always desaturate the color; you cannot ,however saturate a color by mixing. Tips? careful with complete complements...they dull very quickly... try near compliments; ie: dull red with green-blue or green-purple
a palette knife comes in many shapes, each one being good at doing different things, ie lines, covering large surface, getting into small tight areas. Some are rounded tips others are pointed. NOT all palette knives do the same job well. And yes, plastic are horrible Ask some questions before you buy.
I generally don't save colors, but I paint quickly and methodically so I don't really need to. You can keep your acrylic palette longer, even days if you spray it with water (use atomizer bottle) and cover it air tight with plastic wrap or foil. In the video i am just showing a systematic way to mix up some skin tones, but when I paint for real I am most always using some kind of medium to control the paint at various points during the painting process.
@HelloArtsy I understand. I am currently at the stage where I'm not sure whether I want to paint a face/body in one sitting or in a number of days. I find it easier and funner to do it all at once. But I always seem to want more detail and built up layers and so it takes me a couple of days. But I think I almost got it figured out. It seems to take knowledge, practice, preparation, and confidence to do your best I suppose.
Oh and one more question, do you ever use oiling out?
@HelloArtsy Whoops, yeah I was talking about oil's. I started using oiling out a couple weeks ago but have yet to see the end result. I only use it because sometimes I get flat areas while others are more glossy. If I varnish it won't help. It's most likely because of my badly judged medium consistency. Usually when I used ivory black. But lessons learned I guess. I was just wondering if oiling out was safe longterm, as some people don't recommend it.
technically it should be safe as long as the layer underneath is dry and the oiling out medium is not brittle (like most varnishes) The old adage is "fat over lean" meaning make sure that all your subsequent layers of oil paint are more flexible (fatty/oily) than the layers underneath. Some artists like alkyds for their sheen and drying time consistency... one of my favorite oil mediums is called liquin I love the origial formula.
@HelloArtsy Yeah I use fat over lean and I will have to get some liquin as I have heard great things about it. I just haven't found my niche yet I guess.
This video is aboslutely fantastic! I'm gonna practice with my plain old red, white and yellow paints. But as soon as I get some more ranged tones, I'll be sure to try this, thank you!
Practice is good and naturally different colors will yield different results so experiment some. You can also desaturate the overall mix by adding a small amount of green to the mix. chromium oxide green works well for this purpose. happy mixing :)
for drying time...read my previous comments regarding paint thinkness and retarder...
I will be happy to make a dark skin tutorial, but it is going to be several weeks...because I borrow a friend's video camera to record with. He needed the camera for his vacation, but I'll get it back eventually....
Absolutely, and one of the best tricks for buying more 'open time' with the paint is simply mixing up a larger quantity and when trying to blend with it...lay it on thick. Acrylics will always dry their fastest when used straight out of the tube (no additives) while brushed on thinly. Do the opposite by adding retarder and brushing them on thick and you can play with the paint much longer.
For keeping the paint on the palette workable I mist over the palette with a spray bottle every 10min
This has been a great help thankyou :) Would you use an acrylic retarder to stop the paints drying so fast?,I find they dry very quickly when mixed in small amounts.
Is this Matt from Drawing Tutorials Online or do you have the exact same voice as him? :|
JadeBlackFTW 2 weeks ago
@JadeBlackFTW
no
HelloArtsy 1 week ago
... I'll take that as a yes. IDENTITY REVEALED. BUHAHA.
JadeBlackFTW 2 days ago
After creating these 10 colors do you transfer them to a different pallet and add your medium or do you just add the medium right there on the mixing pallet?
DustinsReality 3 weeks ago
@DustinsReality
I typically cut each pile roughly in half and add medium to one half. This way I can always "go back" to the original mixture without the medium(s) added. I do much pile splitting when i paint.
HelloArtsy 2 weeks ago
I would of liked to have seen colours for ethinic flesh tones also, these particular colours are great only for pale to olive skin types. What colours are good for asian and black skin?
I've heard to add blue, I don't know if that's correct, as when I try it, it doesn't look right.
MsBethLondon 2 months ago
@MsBethLondon Blue could be great or it could be a disaster, it all depends on the combination, I generally stay away from pthalo; way to strong. I would actually use this 3 color combo(2 colors + white) as a base and add other colors to achieve other "ethnic" -(as you say) skin color varieties. For example some Asian skin types might work well backing off the red a tad and adding just a touch of chromium oxide green. Folks of African decent could use some burnt/raw umber added to the mix.
HelloArtsy 2 months ago
The palette is a place to mix paints and organize your colors, in this tutorial I am using a pad of disposable palette paper. There is no official rule for lights or darks in any order when using oils or acrylics as an artist can lighten or darken as needed. (watercolor is another matter)
HelloArtsy 3 months ago
do u use paper all the time to create ur skin or do u use the pallete after im confused, and whats the rule my artist comrades, do we paint light areas 1st to dark and also where on the face do we start. (im obviously a beginner :))
JeySivaNavam 3 months ago
very helpful i am getting started into painting and while my sketches and proportions are good my painting skills arn't thanks alot i will suscribe
CarlTYLERkills 4 months ago
Whenever I paint, my colors are never vibrant. I try to desaturate other colors, but they always end looking muddy. Is it just that my paints are not good quality? Any tips?
NeccoWecco 5 months ago
@NeccoWecco
It's hard to know for sure without knowing / seeing your exact paints. What brands? What colors? What medium? Many (but not all of coarse) paints start out very vibrant with the understanding that an artist can always desaturate the color; you cannot ,however saturate a color by mixing. Tips? careful with complete complements...they dull very quickly... try near compliments; ie: dull red with green-blue or green-purple
HelloArtsy 5 months ago
You can just use complementary colors to create realistic skin tones too
NeccoWecco 5 months ago
@NeccoWecco
sure can, there's many ways to achieve various results.
HelloArtsy 5 months ago
a palette knife comes in many shapes, each one being good at doing different things, ie lines, covering large surface, getting into small tight areas. Some are rounded tips others are pointed. NOT all palette knives do the same job well. And yes, plastic are horrible Ask some questions before you buy.
beanfromex1 5 months ago
@TheCorrineRiley
The tool is called a palette knife. -use a metal one, plastic ones are junk.
check out my tut on mixing paint with a palette knife
I buy my paints at Blicks, JerrysArtarama, and/or Pearl
HelloArtsy 6 months ago
titanic white, not that zinc bullcrap, am I right?
wheelmanstan 7 months ago
@wheelmanstan
I am using titanium white in this example. If I used zinc white I would have added more zinc proportionately as it is a weaker pigment.
HelloArtsy 7 months ago
@HelloArtsy thankyou, ughhh I can't stand zinc white, lol.
You made a very good tutorial, far from the usual boring red white and yellow ones I see on youtube.
Are you using a medium and thinner? Would you recommend saving darker and lighter tones in small jars for later use?
wheelmanstan 7 months ago
@wheelmanstan
I generally don't save colors, but I paint quickly and methodically so I don't really need to. You can keep your acrylic palette longer, even days if you spray it with water (use atomizer bottle) and cover it air tight with plastic wrap or foil. In the video i am just showing a systematic way to mix up some skin tones, but when I paint for real I am most always using some kind of medium to control the paint at various points during the painting process.
HelloArtsy 7 months ago
@HelloArtsy I understand. I am currently at the stage where I'm not sure whether I want to paint a face/body in one sitting or in a number of days. I find it easier and funner to do it all at once. But I always seem to want more detail and built up layers and so it takes me a couple of days. But I think I almost got it figured out. It seems to take knowledge, practice, preparation, and confidence to do your best I suppose.
Oh and one more question, do you ever use oiling out?
wheelmanstan 7 months ago
@wheelmanstan
As far as my oil painting goes I never use oiling out (i thought we were talking about acrylics here...) Not that oiling out is bad...
I finish pretty much all of my oil paintings with a varnish and that levels out any sheen inconsistancies that may have resulted with the painting.
HelloArtsy 7 months ago
@HelloArtsy Whoops, yeah I was talking about oil's. I started using oiling out a couple weeks ago but have yet to see the end result. I only use it because sometimes I get flat areas while others are more glossy. If I varnish it won't help. It's most likely because of my badly judged medium consistency. Usually when I used ivory black. But lessons learned I guess. I was just wondering if oiling out was safe longterm, as some people don't recommend it.
wheelmanstan 7 months ago
@wheelmanstan
technically it should be safe as long as the layer underneath is dry and the oiling out medium is not brittle (like most varnishes) The old adage is "fat over lean" meaning make sure that all your subsequent layers of oil paint are more flexible (fatty/oily) than the layers underneath. Some artists like alkyds for their sheen and drying time consistency... one of my favorite oil mediums is called liquin I love the origial formula.
HelloArtsy 7 months ago
@HelloArtsy Yeah I use fat over lean and I will have to get some liquin as I have heard great things about it. I just haven't found my niche yet I guess.
Thanks a lot for the replies
wheelmanstan 7 months ago
@wheelmanstan
Excellent, find what works for you and keep painting :)
HelloArtsy 7 months ago
This video is aboslutely fantastic! I'm gonna practice with my plain old red, white and yellow paints. But as soon as I get some more ranged tones, I'll be sure to try this, thank you!
DalekVoyage 8 months ago
@DalekVoyage
Practice is good and naturally different colors will yield different results so experiment some. You can also desaturate the overall mix by adding a small amount of green to the mix. chromium oxide green works well for this purpose. happy mixing :)
HelloArtsy 8 months ago
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cheryklemish95 1 year ago
@lilpinkyluv
for drying time...read my previous comments regarding paint thinkness and retarder...
I will be happy to make a dark skin tutorial, but it is going to be several weeks...because I borrow a friend's video camera to record with. He needed the camera for his vacation, but I'll get it back eventually....
so Thanks for watching and stay tuned....
HelloArtsy 1 year ago
also do you have any tips on how to keep the acrylic paints from drying so fast???
lilpinkyluv 1 year ago
Can you please do something for brown skin tones??????
lilpinkyluv 1 year ago
@lilpinkyluv I have the same question ^^ I find it more difficult to obtain than european skin color
camarade001 7 months ago
Absolutely, and one of the best tricks for buying more 'open time' with the paint is simply mixing up a larger quantity and when trying to blend with it...lay it on thick. Acrylics will always dry their fastest when used straight out of the tube (no additives) while brushed on thinly. Do the opposite by adding retarder and brushing them on thick and you can play with the paint much longer.
For keeping the paint on the palette workable I mist over the palette with a spray bottle every 10min
HelloArtsy 1 year ago
This has been a great help thankyou :) Would you use an acrylic retarder to stop the paints drying so fast?,I find they dry very quickly when mixed in small amounts.
spiralisedcat 1 year ago