How To Paint Skin - Digital Painting Tutorial!

Summary by Krater

The creator demonstrates his step-by-step process for painting digital skin across three different skin tones—fair, warm/tan, and rich/dark—using Adobe Photoshop, color zones, soft brushes, and airbrushes.

From the video

Answers: How do you paint digital skin tones?

• Digital skin painting tutorial
• Skin color zones in art
• Using round brushes and airbrushes in Photoshop
• Painting fair skin tones
• Painting warm and tan skin tones
• Painting rich and dark skin tones
• Adding environmental skylight and reflections to skin
• Color dodge blending mode for skin highlights

What it concludes

• Using reference images for skin tones helps artists work more efficiently and accurately.
• The face is generally divided into three color zones: yellow/white brow, red cheeks and nose, and blue/green/gray chin.
• Darker skin tones pick up more red and purple tones and have a naturally glossy, wet look compared to lighter skin.
• Incorporating skylight and environmental reflections into the skin makes digital paintings more accurate and realistic.
• Blending initial line art into the painting prevents the portrait from looking robotic and sterile.