This evening, I was experimenting a new watercolor pallet at an open model session. I was trying to figure out how to express the chiaroscuro lighting in the Florence Academy studio.
Here's how it turned out:
Thursday, November 11, 2010
New Flesh Tone Recipe
Throw out your Chinese Orange, because there's a new flesh tone in town!
This evening, I was experimenting a new watercolor pallet at an open model session. I was trying to figure out how to express the chiaroscuro lighting in the Florence Academy studio.
Here's how it turned out:
The Deep Flesh Tone was created using a mixture of Dragon's Blood and Indigo.
This evening, I was experimenting a new watercolor pallet at an open model session. I was trying to figure out how to express the chiaroscuro lighting in the Florence Academy studio.
Here's how it turned out:
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People still use Chinese orange?....
ReplyDeleteI do like the effect though.
Don't let Herzberg see this.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell the colour accuracy of the post but it seems to lack that over-stated healthy glow that chinese orange brings and I never liked. I always think skin is yellower and paler than we often imagine. Dragons blood doesnt sound like a winsor and newton color somehow! Nice piece. How long was the sitting, 2 hours? Look forward to seeing you when you get back. MBK
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece. I tried a similar mixture back in school. It was a winsor/newton indigio and burnt sienna, with different ratios of crimson, when needed. heres an example: http://tstctc.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d1vym1k
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