Painting Darker Skin Tones - The ESSENTIAL Guide.

Learn my MOST Effective Oil Painting Techniques in Only 4 Minutes:

In this portrait painting tutorial, realist painter Alex Tzavaras shows you how to paint a portrait of someone with dark skin. Alex demonstrates how to make dark skin colours using a limited palette of just three colours, Titanium White, Transparent Oxide Red and Ultramarine Blue.

[johnguillory]

I laughed at the model trying to stay awake! Great vid.

[kozzietea]

Geez, what a model, such incredible features and angle

[MrZentraedi]

Poor Rihaad was having a hard time keeping his eyes open. :D

[jonroads]

This was a fascinating video, and absolutely magical to see such a brilliant portrait emerge from so few colours.

[jackiehonda]

I dont know whats best, the pure gold you can scavenge in the video or the model almost falling asleep. Thanks again, Alex!!

[houcret]

Great video! You do a great job of well....simplifying the process.😅

Gotta say tho, Riaz is really struggling to stay awake😂

[nidhimoda]

This was at the right time! I was having problems with applying paint firmly onto the painting. After seeing this, I found out that I was not pulling out enough paint. This video has also given me a good insight into properly blocking-in the subject, paying attention to the planes and the form.

I was also going to use the colour-temperature palette soon, so you uploaded this at the right moment.

[Alanoudstami]

Really helpful, thanks for not complicating!

[Oh_hey_there]

I love this guys chill voice and how he doesn’t use music so good

[motlba]

As always, the work of his portraits is incredible, incredible that with such a limited palette you have achieved this incredible relationship to the model. Congratulations and thank you for these masterful demonstrations.

[uprnva]

Wow that painting is incredible! I want to paint skin tones of all kinds for my webcomic but I am not the greatest at painting digitally watching this gave me some inspiration thanks!

[mariaelisagrion]

like allways, Alex Tzavaras is the best

[erinbumble]

One of my favourites of yours Alex.. beautiful work! :)

[ArtBSP]

Really great video! Very interesting what you can achieve with such a limited palette 🔥

[LordRubino]

Amazing painting and stunning model <3 ! Fantastic work. Thank you for sharing

[suzanneaitken]

Your videos are always so good. I am working very hard to use thicker paint but find it extremely hard. I love how much paint you pile on.

[espirituoso]

This is too much value, please never die

[BennyBeaujolias]

Thank you Alex! Great study and beautifully simplified once again.

[jonton]

You make it look so simple! Thank you for the content. Amazing work

[azimegultekin]

Thank's Alex, you explain it so well, simple and informative 🙏🙏🙏