Creating Skin Tones - Part 2

Applying the darker tones (listed below) to the dried faces.

Now that we know the back bone of how to go about choosing and adding our colors, we can look closer at the color mixing.

Skin Color Mixing

Each of these color mixes, derived from one yellow, one red, and one blue, can be darkened or lightened by the amount of water added.

For richer hues, less water (between milk and yogurt). For lighter hues, more water (tea). Also there are MORE colors you could create from the primaries for each face. Yet these are the more "skin tone" mixes.

Because by adding a tiny bit or a lot of pigment can change the color dramatically, I have made a small 'KEY' to denote how much pigment (paint) I added to each mix. It may look complicated, but just read them slow and one at a time as you go through the faces. ;)

* Equal parts of pigments in mix

> Less than other pigments in mix

< More than other pigments in mix

Face #1

New Gamboge, Quin Coral, Dioxazine Violet

1. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral

2. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + > Dioxazine Violet (tea form)

3. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + > Dioxazine Violet (milk form)

4. < New Gamboge + Dioxazine Violet

5. < New Gamboge + Quin Coral + > Dioxazine Violet

6. > New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + * Dioxazine Violet

7. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + > Dioxazine Violet

Face #2

1. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral

2. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + > Phthalo Blue

3. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + * Phthalo Blue

4. * New Gamboge + < Quin Coral + * Phthalo Blue

5. * New Gamboge + * Quin Coral + < Phthalo Blue

Face #3

Palette used for Maude Fealy piece

1. * Quin Gold + * Permanent Rose

2. Quin Gold + < Permanent Rose

3. * Quin Gold + * Permanent Rose + > Phthalo Blue

4. Quin Gold + < Permanent Rose + > Phthalo Blue

5. * Quin Gold + * Permanent Rose + * Phthalo Blue

6. * Quin Gold + > Permanent Rose + * Phthalo Blue

7. < Quin Gold + Permanent Rose

Face #4

1. * Quin Gold + * Quin Coral

2. * Quin Gold + * Quin Coral + > Indranthrone Blue

3. * Quin Gold + Quin Coral + * Burnt Umber + > Indranthrone Blue

4. * Quin Gold + Quin Coral + * Burnt Umber + < Indranthrone Blue

5. * Quin Gold + < Quin Coral + * Indranthrone Blue

6. * Burnt Umber + * Indranthrone Blue

Face #5

1. * New Gamboge + * Permanent Rose

2. > New Gamboge + * Permanent Rose + * Indranthrone Blue

3. < New Gamboge + * Permanent Rose + * Indranthrone Blue

4. New Gamboge + < Permanent Rose + > Indranthrone Blue

5. * New Gamboge + * Permanent Rose + * Indranthrone Blue

6. < New Gamboge + Permanent Rose + > Indranthrone Blue

Face #6

1. * Burnt Sienna + * Permanent Rose

2. Burnt Sienna + < Permanent Rose

3. * Burnt Sienna + > Permanent Rose + * Phthalo Blue

4. * Burnt Sienna + * Permanent Rose + * Phthalo Blue

5. * Burnt Sienna + * Phthalo Blue

6. Burnt Sienna + > Phthalo Blue

Face #7

1. * Burnt Sienna + * Quin Coral

2. < Burnt Sienna + * Quin Coral + * Phthalo Turquoise

3. Burnt Sienna + < Quin Coral + > Phthalo Turquoise

4. * Burnt Sienna + * Phthalo Turquoise

5. * Burnt Sienna + * Quin Coral + * Phthalo Turquoise

6. Burnt Sienna + > Phthalo Turquoise

Face #8

1. * Burnt Umber + * Permanent Rose

2. * Burnt Umber + * Permanent Rose + * Burnt Sienna

3. * Burnt Umber + * Indranthrone Blue

4. * Burnt Umber + * Permanent Rose + * Indranthrone Blue

5. * Burnt Umber + * Burnt Sienna + > Indranthrone Blue

6. * Burnt Umber + * Permanent Rose + < Indranthrone Blue