AquaTips - Skin Tones

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This is the another installment of an ongoing feature called AquaTips. Members of the club are encouraged to submit tips and techniques they discovered or use to create and enjoy watercolors. Just send a note to the club with "Tip" in the subject line and we will put it into our AquaTips collection. Come together watercolorists, and share the treasure that is our knowledge! :love:

If you have additional thoughts to add to this submission, please kindly add to the comments, with respect to the original submission.

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submitted by bobby297uk
Flesh tone mixtures

1. Titanium White or gouache White
2. Cadmium Red Light
3. Cadmium Yellow Medium
4. Yellow Ochre
5. Burnt Sienna
6. Burnt Umber
7. Ultramarine Blue

light flesh tones
1, 2, 3, 5
Medium Flesh tones
2, 3, 4, 5
Dark flesh tones
2, 5, 6, 7

Darker tones add touch Paynes Grey or Burnt Umber





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Matoki
I generally glaze primary transparent staining colors. Works well for me!! Or I paint the background first and then use those pigments to mix a neutral. Good for color harmony!!