Painting Skin Tones

Summary by Krater

Ahmed Aldoori demonstrates digital painting techniques for coloring skin tones on different head sketches using Photoshop. He explains how to alternate colors, use base and highlight layers, and avoid muddy tones by building up color variety.

From the video

Answers: How do you paint realistic skin tones digitally?

• Digital painting skin tones
• Color theory in character art
• Avoiding muddy skin tones
• Lighting and skull structure in painting
• Using RGB color palettes for skin

What it concludes

• Alternating between green, red, and other undertones prevents skin tones from looking muddy.
• Studying skull structure is essential for placing color shifts and highlights correctly.
• Using an RGB color palette of blue, red, and green creates rich color variety and vibration in skin.