when painting,mixing colours to get a light skin tone?

Question

each time i try to a colour combination, it gets yellowish or beige, does anybody know what paint colours do i need to mix to get a light skin tone on a painting and make it as realistic as possible?

Answer 1

The trick to realistic skintones is in using layers (glazes). Any of the combinations above are a good start, I like Naples Yellow and Zinc White, and maybe some Burnt Sienna or Burnt Umber. Over this I'll add a transparent glaze of Ultramarine Blue to cool it down, and keep working in layers.

If the colour is too yellow, then add a glaze of the complement - in this case, purple. If the tone is too orange, glaze it with cool blue - cerulean or cobalt. Too red - add cool yellowish-green.

Glaze over the receding areas and leave the warm colour in the fore to add the perception of depth and shadow. This way you're not flattening down your original skintone by making it all one colour. (Warm colours come forward, cool colours recede.)

Answer 2

Start with a small amount of yellow ocher, mix in cadmium red light approximately half of the amount of yellow ocher,then begin adding small amounts of titanium white until you get the color you are looking for. You may also add a TINY amount of cobalt blue and or mid range green to the mixture.

Answer 3

Try some pink and light brown..

To get pink Just combine some red with a lot of white white.
then create a brown with a lot of white.

The mix the light brown with the pink.
Work with the mixture a little to your taste.

Answer 4

If you have a pale complexion, almost any hair color looks great on you. I am naturally a golden-brunette but I have dyed my hair every shade of red there is and no one ever knew it was not natural! I am now a dark-brunette and it looks even better because I look fresh because of the contrast. I say: "Go for it" because you can always dye it back!

Answer 5

burnt sienna, yellow, and alot of white. for flush in the cheeks add a bit of red, pay attention to shadows and slight variances in skin tone if you you make it all the same shade it will look to flat.

Answer 6

try lots of white+a bit yellow ochre+a bit cerulean+a bit of cadmium red light.

Answer 7

orange some white and bright yellow