Quick Tip 362 - Identify and Mix Skin Tones 

Thank you. Ive downloaded and printed your saturation colour wheel and lots more. Thank you for making them free. I purchased a picture frame and under the glass I have painted the paper to medium value grey. I plan to mix my paint on it to give me a middle value. Also I stuck your notan value scale down one side under the glass. So actually the mixing space has the middle value but I have your scale there to compare as well. You have changed my painters life and experience and I cant thank you enough for such patient quality teaching.

I love how you simplify painting. Whereby a person can troubleshoot themselves. Another brilliant video! Thank you xx

I'm making a foray into oil painting and attempting simple portraits. This is very valuable for me right now. Have color wheel and making notes! Thank you!

The best art teacher ever!

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This is so WONDERFUL, for ppl that can paint people, but so far I have just gotten good at the smiley face.

Having the 2 holes to compare the colors is such a great idea! I’m sure this method will save my current portrait painting. Thank you for this very helpful video.

Thank you! Love the multiple color isolation holes!!!

I've watched so many youtube tutorials about portraits. This is by far the most informative and easy to understand approach to color matching. Thank you so much. So glad I found you!

Thank you, your help is always wonderful.

Thanks for the lesson. Very helpful!

Thank you!!! This was so helpful, you are a wonderful teacher!!! ☺

Fascinating. I just loved this process🇦🇺🙏

You are one of a great teacher ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Thank you Dianne. Colourmixing is always a favourite

Fantastic, I can’t tell you how helpful I found this video ❤️

This was an excellent lesson. I learned a lot! Thank you!

Thank you so much! I did print out lots of your helps from your website, and I did cut that wheel like you have- so helpful- thanks again!! Your teaching is wonderful and a blessing!

Very beautiful explanation. I couldn't thank you enough. I really require this. Thank you!

Thank you very much for this. It helps a lot.❤️

Another excellent crystal clear explanation of what took me years to grasp. Well done!

Instructive and fascinating, enjoying the journey.

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Dear Dianne at the end of each tutorial not only have I learnt something valuable but I have a sense of well-being too - Thank you

Such a wonderful and interesting lesson. Thank You

Thanks for the colour wheel I would still stick with the masters and egg tempera technique with verdaccio first and then you mix your pinks with the verdaccio to make the skin tones darker or lighter and spare yourself to mix so many colours. Yoy can use egg shell to check values.

Thank you so much, I love that u place the tools in our hands to figure it out instead of producing mini me's!! 😀

Very helpful. The tip of punching holes in an index card is so smart and will start using it today. I also really liked the tip of the test strips and now use that tip every day. I also realized that I was mixing paints incorrectly and not value correcting a color before mixing it. Just wanted you to know that you are making a HUGE difference in the quality of my paintings. You rock!

you are brilliant. Thank you🤩

Thank you!!

You are amazing! Thank you...

I desperately need this demonstration for an upcoming project. Thank you!

I love smarty-pants Dianne. 😉

Dianne you are a frigging LEGENND!

Super helpful video!

Portraits from Life is an excellent recommendation. I have a copy (before watching this video) and it really gives some great mixes for skin tones though that is only a small part of this book

Thank you. This is really helpful. 1. Determine the hue 2. Add complement to desaturate 3. Adjust for value - light/dark. I had forgotten about the whole complement thing, and your color wheel makes it so easy !

Thanks. Was a good lesson

Thank you for this! I've been trying to do this by eyeballing it but I think tools are definitely the way to go. I don't trust my eyes when moving from a screen to the canvas.

Thank you

Awesome tutorial! A bigger problem I have is to identify the colour values. So I will need to get that right first, before I proceed. Very informative! Thanks for sharing!

I have just downloaded the free colour wheel - thank you. It occurs to me that one can combine the little card with the punched holes and the wheel with cutouts by printing the wheelon stiff paper and then punching the round holes directly in the middle of each hue/saturation sector. Only a small modification from what you did.

Thank you for showing your work and explaining- well done, I’ve understood everything super clear! Also kudos for using these mixed media for a super cool effect! Ps: have you tried MOLOTOW CHROME? It’s super shiny, maybe even more so than the W&N Metall Ink?! Have a great holiday!

Hello Dianne, do you have some favorite books when it comes to painting books? Would love to know what your favorites are.

Thank you for doing a skin tones tutorial. Others may have taught this, but your tutorial is best. Now, how do you locate colors from life? Hold the intensity wheel up and compare to the model?

You’re awesome

Great colour wheel- thanks!

I am a little late for this lesson but thank you👌

What type of paint brushes do you recommend

I tried to get your Color wheel but it won’t go thru

Gracia

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