who can tell me the best colour mix to get flesh tones in acrylic?

Question

i hve red, crimson yellow ochre, burntsienna white and yellow to work with
or any good books to recomend to a complete amateur!

Answer 1

Well most times that people give a formula I believe it is well intentioned ,but the truth is there are no formulas look at how the color in front of you actually looks at the exact spot you are trying to paint."Color how to see it how to paint it" by arthur stern is good but sadly out of print see if your library can get it for you and "Fill your oil paintings with light and color "by Kevin Macpherson and check out books by John Howard Sanden .They all deal with oil paint exclusively but can teach you a lot about color.Good luck!

Answer 2

I am not a figure painter but Windsor orange is a very versatile color. You might want to consider using lead white (flake white) instead of Titanium or one of the others. This white is much better for tinting without losing the intensity of the color. I use a lot of lemon yellow, too, and Cadmium yellows also. For shadows, I don't have a single color and wouldn't really recommend it. I work out a dark neutral that is cooler towards blue, purple, or green. Shadows always have color and light in them, just a different kind than the object being lit. I also don't use any blacks. My closest color is Payne's grey, which is close to a dark grey-blue. It doesn't get the other colors muddy when mixed. Blacks are good for getting earthy greens by just mixing it with yellows (no blue needed).

Answer 3

Everybody has a different formula. As an airbrush artist this is what I use. I generally start with a medium brown and add white. Once it is at a tone similar to what I'm painting, I'll add red, pink or whatever the picture calls for. Also when shadowing flesh tones, use a transparent gray, blue, or purple, otherwise you will wind up with a muddy looking skin. This is from an airbrushers standpoint.

Answer 4

Constance's answer is a very good one - whether you're working with an airbrush or liquid/gel paint ..... the addition of blue will make the colour 'colder' and therefore suit areas that are underneath or in shade .... the addition of more red will make the colour look 'healthier' and the addition of yellow will make the colour look more as if 'in the light' ..... toning down to find a more 'right' skin tone will, after you have mixed your 'average' colour be achieved by the slightest addition of white or black ....
hope this helps....

I'm an art teacher!

Answer 5

For a paler complexion, use a little red and yellow with white, and you can add a hint of yellow ochre and/or burnt sienna for slightly darker complexions.

Don't forget that you need a countercolour for shadow, blue or green normally.

Answer 6

I USE dioxazine purple...just a touch, titanium white, colbalt blue...just a touch..cadmium red adrk hue and cadmium yellow dark hue... start with the white and slowly add the red and yellow..small amounts then add the purple and blue...barely , just to get different levels of skin tones......www.robbconover.zoomshare.com
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Answer 7

you cannot go wrong with 'burnt sienna', mixed with white of course. dont use too much yellow its a very strong colour. You dont always have to have an exact match either. If you painted somone using blue and white it woud look fine, just a different theme!
But i always use burnt sienna for a realistic skin tone, you just need to keep mixing - trial and error

Answer 8

Well, to get the flesh tones in acrylic you might buy the color of flesh , rather than mixed it. But I prefer use my imaginations to make a flesh color. Flesh color doesn't necessarily to be like our natural flesh. But you could try other colors... such as pink, magenta, burgundy. I mean, why you should paint real flesh color, while you can use your fantasy of the color of flesh.

Answer 9

use white and yellow and then a tiny bit of red

Answer 10

try this site might help

good luck

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