How to Paint Different Skin Tones
- 1). Select either a light peach color or dark peach color to paint the foundation of the face. Thin the paint with water before painting for a softer look. Work fast so that the additional face colors can be blended.
- 2). Thin the dark purple paint with water, and paint the foundation of the eye sockets. The upper area of the eye sockets and directly below the brow bone should be darker than the lower area of the eye sockets. Mix a small amount of the thinned purple paint with the white paint, and paint the lower area of the eye sockets.
- 3). Thin pink paint with water and lightly paint the lips and cheek areas. If the areas are not dark enough, add more paint. More paint can always be applied to any area of the painting, but too much paint is hard to remove.
- 4). Paint a thin orangey straight line between the two eye sockets with a medium tipped brush to make the foundation of the nose. Add lighter tones to the sides of the nose and blend the colors well.
- 5). Apply light yellow to the forehead and chin area of the face. Blend the colors into the foundation.
- 1). Select a dark red-brown color to paint the foundation of the face. Thin the paint with water before painting, so that the foundation is soft.
- 2). Use a lighter shade of red-brown to highlight the forehead and around the eye sockets. The eye sockets will remain the foundation color.
- 3). Apply the lighter shade of red-brown to the lip area. Add a small amount of white to the light red-brown and mix well. Use this color to make highlights on the lips.
- 4). Paint the cheeks, and the tip of the nose with a dark red shade. Blend it well into the foundation color.