Feb 28, 2015 - Watercolour cheat sheet - discoveries in mixing skin-tones.

Description Got your character's style and skin tone picked out? Having trouble getting the color just right? Don't worry, this step-by-step demonstration from Shojo Wonder Manga Art School by Supittha "Annie" Bunyapen should help! Get your copy of the full book here: Shojo Wonder Manga Art School Don't forget to check out Supittha's full gallery: *Ecthelian

So how do you give people more dimension? You mix it up. Using a mixture of colors for your skin tones, you can achieve transparent, layered combinations that

I have news for you… People's skin is never just one color. Unfortunately, you can’t just mix one generic skin color and paint the whole of someone's face, and there isn’t just one magic color which suits all situations. The tone of someone’s flesh varies enormously, and depicting this realistically in watercolor needs a basic

In recent illustrator mentoring sessions diversity in children’s books has come up a lot, and as part of that discussion I’ve been talking through the ways I mix watercolours for skin tones. I thought it would be useful to share my notes here…