mixing skin tones-secondary education resource
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Basic Light Pallet
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•Mix lots of white with a little yellow and a touch of red
•Add a dot of blue to cool down the colour
•To create shadows mix brown with red, yellow, white and a touch of black
Basic Dark Pallet
• Warm tones = Yellow, Brown and Red.
• Cool tones= Yellow, Brown and Blue
• To create highlights mix yellow and white with a touch of brown and red
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Task: Experiment with mixing a range of skin tones (write notes about the colours you have mixed)
Light Pallet
Dark Pallet
My own skin tones
Red white and yellow (need to add more
white)
Yellow and brown (will make a good
base)
Yellow and brown (need to add white to make my
highlights)
Watercolour PaintingBuilding tones within a portrait image
1.Transparent wash of lightest tones
2. Allow to dry and add medium tones
3. Add dark tones and blend with water
Light Medium Dark
Homework
• Collect magazine images of people You will need lots of examples of skin
tones and hair colours for next lesson
Hwk, due Friday 26th
• Research an artist .......Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Cindy Sherman, Chuck Close.
• Add images, sketches,
Homework due after half term
• Create a self portrait in the style of the artist you researched, e.g. Van Gogh, show the influence of Van Gogh’s use of bright colours and brushstrokes.