Airbrush How-to: Mixing Flesh Tones

In this video I share a basic flesh tone recipe that will get you in the ballpark when airbrushing a portrait. It is a good starting point but realize further adjustment will likely be necessary. I also demonstrate mixing flesh tones with candies and transparent colors.

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[lindakeiken]

I enjoy and learn a little ever time I watch one of videos.Thanks .ck, wisc.

[johl]

Excellent, I look forward to the future vids on this colour mixing subject, thank you.

[jcberriom]

Many thanks for such a great explanation. It did help me a lot to understand how to get a better skin tone 👍👍

[richardgray]

Thanks Trevor I purchased the Driscoll color kit with mixing chart wondered why it changed as I sprayed? Then you showed why in the cup😳 Thanks for your help

[guyverney]

Hi Trev
Excellent tutorial. I love the circles to test colors, never thought of that. Color theory will make a great lesson.
In answer to your question about the pandemic. Work has gone a bit mental, I suppose everyone is going flat out after not being able to track day for months. A lot of crash damage.
Apart from that everything is all good.
Keep up the nice work.
Guy

[eddieellul]

Awesome video mate best explanation I have seen yet 👍

[crisestrada]

Excellent video on mixing your own skin tone color, I use solvent base paint and been lucky mixing skin tone colors especially where the blue comes in to play

[rosazinou]

Excellent tutorial, very useful and helpful, more about mixing color, In HSL color harmony, tips and tricks thanks in advance, and go ahead we support your channel 👍

[jeffsimon]

Great video, thanks. I find the Wicked Cory Saint Clair universal skin tone is a more neutral flesh tone than the Driscoll skin tone. Also, the illustration Lifeline colors have a lot of great skin colors that are also good starting points to mix a custom skin tone.

[TrueFFranco]

Great video Trevor, but real primary color are Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan, just look what a color printer use. 😉

[dennisscott]

Trevor, great explanation of skin tones. Now I'm sure I've asked this before but as far as wicked detail and reg createx, is there a difference in pigment size? What im asking is, does the detail paint "work" better than original createx opaque paint?

[suspensefulness]

question is it smart to over reduce wicked, i use gsi micron .18 airbrush

[mikes]

Hey Trevor, I posted a comment earlier, but I had Candy 2o on the brain and deleted it. What I really wanted to ask is, can using a flesh tone transparent paint mix over top flesh tone base color, or using a flesh tone mixed Createx sealer under, make painting skin tones easier or add anything to the image quality ? Would it be worth the effort either way ? Thanks.

[suspensefulness]

i understand color theory but im a a african american man and my wife is too, she basically beyonce color, its soo hard trying to match her color for portrait so i always just go black n white

[winstonsmith]

Thank you so much, now my character has a real skin tone instead of a Majin Boo pink haha

[williamduffield]

These are good educational videos BUT maybe we could make things a little more fun. Some artist seem to take things a bit to serious and some have got really tiring voices.