Watercolor Skin Tone - simple skin tones with watercolor

In today's video, I’m going to share with you the way I mix the skin tone. At the end of today’s video, you’d probably be surprised how simple it is.

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Materials I use for this painting: (affiliation links)

Paper - Saunders Waterford 14x20 rough

Big wash brushes - Escoda Aquario, Joseph Zbukvic set

Smaller paint brushes - Escoda Perla #8 and #10
(it's cheaper to buy them separately rather than the set with a travel brush that I rarely use)
Escoda Perla #8
Escoda Perla #10

My brush for trees and foliage - Escoda Reserva #10

My painting light - PHIVE LED Desktop Lamp

Background Music by Big Rice Piano

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[Cafewatercolor]

Hope this video is helpful for you! Is it easier than you think? ☺️

[RobloxGaming-xzir]

I literally got teary-eyed when he described painting Pregnancy. So much respect for this man. I can feel his love for his wife. I've learned lot as well. Thank you!

[petrifiedsap]

Such a beautiful painting of your wife! I love how you showed the shape and light reflections.

[diannezalewski]

You are an amazing artist, and your wife is a lucky woman to have such a loving father for her babies.

[surinfarmwest]

Eric,

"Transparency is everything" I'm looking at my paintings and seeing where I have gone wrong. Pure gold, thank you.
Brilliant video and thank you for sharing. Love to you and your family.

[MindBodyMuse]

Eric’s Palette colors:
Carmine
Cadmium Red Hue
Cadmium orange hue
Cadmium yellow medium hue
Cerulean blue
Cobalt turquoise
Yellow ochre
Burnt Sienna
Burt umber
Alizarin crimson
Cobalt blue
Ultramarine blue
Neutral tint

[beckyfitts]

Oh my god this is making so much more sense now. I’ve been really heavy handed with my dark colors when I should have been more focused on opacity. This is brilliant thank you so much for this video!

[soulance]

I am in the middle of a project right now for a pregnancy painting. This video was serendipity. Thank you!!!

[maureencepiel]

I love your term "mush". It describes over mixing better than "mud". Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

[barbarawilliams]

Superb teaching as usual. Please keep repeating ‘shadow is absence of light, no need to add dark, just more layers’ then it might sink in! Thank you yet again.

[wynnelee]

I just discovered misulbi's youtube channel of absolutely amazing watercolor portraits. Stunning brush and water control.

[FranEgui]

I will never tire of thanking you. Your videos are more than watercolor classes, they are professional mentoring. Here in the city of Maracay, Venezuela where I live there is no place to learn to paint watercolor. That is the reason why I feel so pleased with you. I can only wish that everything you have taught to me becomes wealth, health and happiness for you.

[ducatitastic]

Fabulous painting technique, learned so much from this video, thank you Eric for sharing this, I guess the unborn baby is now a toddler.

[carolinewithers]

I really enjoyed this video. Your wife is beautiful and you represented her special time so well. By this time your little one is 3 years old!! How time flies.

[gutgyun]

Transparency is everything. 🥰Not easy. Practice, practice, practice🤗

[jedirieza]

Outstanding! I thanked God i stumble to this video. I'm a beginner watercolor painter and I have always been wanting to learn portraits. Seeing this pregnacy photo makes me wanna paint my pregnant photo and gift it to my partner on Father's day as I knew he loves and looks at me and our pregnancy journey the way you do with your wife. Sending love to your art and your family.

[DanaReneeDaniel]

Your way of teaching, explaining and demonstrating is over the top helpful. I have to take notes its so good. This hasn’t happened in a long time and I watch a lot of art YouTube videos. I am amazed.

Your love and respect for your wife is also over the top refreshing, almost unheard of, really ever. In this way, you are making a huge difference in peoples lives.

I am excited to learn this material.

[jeanyjeany]

Usually I always fast forward this kind of video but I don't know why hearing you speak is so soothing and clear ❤️

[kaylalin]

Beautiful painting of Auntie, you are a great artist!

[amyfrost]

What a beautiful and dear painting of your wife. Thank you for a clear and concise tutorial.