Watercolor Mixing (Make ANY Skin Tone!)

In this tutorial I will be showing tips and techniques for mixing skin tones in any color. Get the most from your palette and mix any watercolor skin tone you need whilst making a painting. I show you every paint colour you need without making a chart. No recipes, just method, adaptable for anything!

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction
2:21 Using simple mixes and earth colors for skin tones
4:06 Using color opposites for watercolor skin tones
8:11 Mixing skin tones from primary colors (red/pink, yellow, blue)
10:27 Warm, cool and neutral skin tones
17:31 The difference between warm and cool primaries
19:00 Dark and light skin tones
21:24 Textured vs smooth skin
24:27 Demonstration of specific color analysis and mix

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[WateryStar]

Very comprehensive video and just what I was looking for, thanks!

[patwessels]

Searched the Net for info on mixing skintones. Yours was streets ahead of the (many) others. Clear explanations applicable to any portrait. Thank you so much!

[valeriegehling]

As always I found this video informative but, before I paint a person I will remind myself of the colour mixes you teach.Thanks

[suspage]

This was an extremely informative lesson on skin tone. Not only did you show how to mix virtually any skin color from the primaries, but you also went into detail about skin texture and how it will affect the choice of pigments. Thank you for another great video!

[audreysenior]

You must have been reading my mind Michele, as this subject was going to be my question in your "Ask Me Anything" FB post yesterday 😅 Thank you for the excellent information and advice.
Next time I am digging up zombies I will think of you fondly 🤣 😍 Take care of yourself. ❤️ A xxx

[ionlyemergeafterdark]

I like your sense of humour: -"freshly dug out of the ground" :)

[dianakoeppel]

Thank you. I've watched this a couple times now and get something new every time.👍💙

[DwarfDragonwulf]

I'll have to come and watch this one again some time, and actually take notes and do some mixes myself, along with you.

[visualarthistory]

You crack me up "freshly dug out of the ground"... thank you for a very helpful and entertaining discussion!

[aliciashackley]

Excellent tutorial Michele. I hadn’t considered granulation/skin texture. I always learn from you. Thx very much. 🥰💕🐶💕😷🥰

[pspuma]

You’re wearing your ring!🤩 it looks fab!

[edzejandehaan]

Hi. Funny coincidence, I have just today experimented a bit with skintones. Used a mix of raw sienna, magenta and cerelean blue. Liked the result.
Now I will have a look at your tips (started writing this at the beginning of the vid).
Also joined your facebook group today, being a long time follower of your youtube channel thought it was about time.

[phyllisd]

Thank you for the advice about using a viewfinder! Also, relying on split primary colors instead of premixed colors is really helpful.

[carolberry]

Mixing neutral colors has been my biggest challenge. Thank you so much for this. I don't do a lot of faces but this will help me a lot for other things.

[sarahb]

I have been needing this video! I was searching videos about it just yesterday. Your timing is awesome 👌

[sandrabeck]

This was a very helpful video as I thought just the opposite about blues as far as warmth! Faces are not my favorite but I have several paintings I must finish and this will help a lot.

[tanyamalan]

Brilliant tutorial! Thank you Michele❣️🇿🇦💛

[deborahmorris]

I love you program because I like watercolor

[Dana]

Excellent video! I need to create a view finder. It helps so much to help one focus on the actual color!

[dianakoeppel]

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!