How to mix watercolor skintones (the easy way)

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Hi! My name is Margot and I am a professional artist and graphic designer. My parents like to joke that I was born with a paintbrush in hand. I started my career after graduating from the renown Parsons School of Design in New York City and spent over 15 years creating and designing for many of the world's top Fortune 500 brands and companies. My painting journey started as a side project and a creative outlet for me to step away from the computer, go back to my "roots" in fine art and to hone my skills as an illustrator and painter. I started posting some of my work on instagram and the rest is history. My work is inspired by all the things that I am passionate about. Ballet, travel, graphic design, color and finding a world of beauty in all facets of everyday life. I hope you'll join me in this YouTube journey as I take you through all the tips, tricks and trade secrets I've gathered throughout the years. I hope I can teach you some of what I know, help you discover your creative voice and I hope you enjoy this Channel!

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[Pointebrush]

For all my artist friends asking for the specific brands and colors of watercolors used, I linked it all in the description :)

[jeoh]

I am dying laughing. My youngest is 37 and I can still remember hating chutes and ladders. That and Candy Land. One good thing about them growing up. The board games get way more fun.

[TheTerrylwg]

Great video! I'm of European descent, with some other stuff thrown in the mix, and definitely classify as Caucasian, but I know I'm far from the color white. So I went to a paint store and held paintchips up to my arm to get a better grasp on my skin tone. It turns out I'm not white at all, but "Nutmeg Spice". I wonder if I can put that on my Driver's License.😊

[karennissen]

Margot, you are a fantastic teacher!! I just love watching your videos! Thank you so much for this one specifically on skin tones…I really needed it!! 😀👍💜

[whatifitnt]

Thank you Margot ❤ We raised 6… Sometimes I feel a little selfish for spending so much time with my paints now the children are grown. But I remind myself that I earned my free time now… 😂❤ Time with children goes by quickly. If I missed a day of floor cleaning I just told myself that there isn’t much difference between one days worth of dust and two days worth. And time spent now teaching them to help is recouped later when they can help without you… paying it forward… ☺️💝

[stroodledoodles]

I didn't even think to use green for mixing skintones, that's so cool!!

[maryalgar]

P.S. Hang in there - some day you will look back and realize your kids grew up quickly.

[dizzylizzy]

I'm doing a 30 Faces/30 Days challenge at the moment, so this is so well timed!! Th Margot! (I used to hide in the loo on occasions when my kids were young and I needed a moment - of course, they could open the door!)

[MsMoniqueWilson]

Even though I don't paint people...I still got a lot from your video. All always :)

[ReiKennex]

1. The moment you started mixing I instinctively went "Oh no, is the baby still stranded in the chair??" Haha the power of storytelling.
2. Mom bun and yet perfect red lipstick and cat eye.
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3. What an incredible entertainer and teacher you are. Can't wait to binge your videos.

[debh]

Cute, and also interesting and useful as always! Thanks -- yours is the first vid I've seen that includes such a broad range of skin tones (even though they all should!). Awesome!

[AprileB-tt]

You are a phenomenal teacher. Thank you. ❤

[LizNori]

Bonjour Margot, pour moi qui me galère avec les couleurs de peau ta vidéo tombe à pic ! Il faut absolument que j'essaie cette recette avec mes couleurs. Tellement facile à retenir avec tes moyens mnémotechniques ❤. Et ooooh oui je comprends à 200% ce pénible sentiment d'être vampirisée par les enfants et la surchage de tâches qui va avec... La maternité ce n'est pas que du bonheur et il faut oser le dire et déculpabiliser, quitte à s'attirer les foudres de certain(e)s...

[colleenmcchesney]

Oh gosh I remember those kind of days. You’re doing fabulous with them 😘. As for mixing skin tones & colors, 🤯OMG… yes! I would have never thought of red & green making such a watered down light neutral skin tone. 😳 You make this look so easy & simple. And here I have been using Daniel Smith’s Buff Titanium as my base then adding yellows, reds, & blues depending on the tone of the color I needed. I love 💕 your simple way of doing this & I am really going to have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing this humorous, informational video on a challenging subject. I really appreciate it! Enjoy your time with your your wonderful family. It goes by quickly! Have a fantastic weekend Margot!🥰🌷💖

[susiemejia]

I had no idea how to do this. Yiu e made it simple to do and understand. Thabk you

[dianes]

Brilliantly simple! Thank you! Completely logical and so much easier than how I’ve done it before. No more big puddles of weird colored paint…😂

[diegoi.]

Thanks for this video, Margot, it's really helpful. 🙂

[donnafriend]

Very informative, this makes so much more sense!! Thank you for sharing! I remember those days, having 3 within 4 1/2 years, it was a whirlwind of busy-ness!

[stephaniepaints]

This was an awesome way to get some great skin tones, thank you! And I feel ya on the tired, I live with my nieces and watch them and this week I have been quite sick, but they still want to play. There is no rest for the kids lol. They will want to play unless they are literally falling over. So I can empathize! You're a trooper Margot! <3 Hang in there :)

[deborahrodney]

Without a doubt, the best explanation of skin tones I’ve ever seen. You made it so simple and logical.