Painting Skin Tones and How Light Affects Color - Marco Bucci

Summary by Krater

This video covers how to paint the head from imagination, focusing on flesh colors, lighting, and environmental color influence, and concludes with a step-by-step digital painting demonstration applying these color theory concepts.

From the video

Answers: How do I paint flesh colors and lighting from imagination?

• flesh color theory
• lighting on skin tones
• warm vs cool colors
• local color vs light color
• shadow color influence
• digital portrait painting

What it concludes

• Skin is not just one color and typically features three zones: ocher on top, reddish in the middle, and cooler at the bottom.
• Light is the strongest factor in the color equation, carrying more weight than local base color.
• Warm light sources pull colors toward warm hues, but they do not necessarily desaturate colors within the warm range.
• Shadow colors are heavily influenced by the surrounding environment and bounced light rather than just the direct light source.