[Woodcarver] more flesh tones

[Merrilee Johnson]

Hi Susan!
   Jim asked for flesh tone using oil paint - do the suggestion you gave him 
convert to acrylic any?  And what are the advantages to using oil?  Its 
harder to clean up so I have stayed away from it pretty much.  Thanks for 
the additional information!
Merrilee


>>For light peach colored skin try a mixture of:

>Titanium White

>Cadmium Yellow

>Madder Brown (this is a deep off tone red)

>Use Raw Umber for the shadow tones.

>

>For a light brown or coffee colored skin use:

>Titanium White

>Yellow Ochre

>Burnt Sienna

>Use a mix of Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber for the shadow tones.

>

>For a chocolate colored skin tone try:

>Titanium White

>Burnt Sienna

>Burnt Umber

>Use Burnt Umber for the shadow tones.

>

>All three skin color mixes use an orange hue for the blushing.  If I am

>working in acrylics I do the painting first, then add the oil stain.

>Once the oil stain is dry mix some cadmium yellow and cadmium red oil

>paint to create a nice bright orange.   Pick up a little on a clean

>cloth then blot that cloth very very well on a towel so there is very

>little color left in the cloth.  Now pat that cloth where you want the

>blush ... cheeks, tip of nose, and top of the chin.  The patting means

>you will have no brush strokes and since it's done in oil colors the

>acrylic and staining work shows through the blush.

>

>Hope this helps.

>

>Susan Irish

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