Portrait Coloring: Complexion

Portrait Coloring: Complexion

art-set ‎ beginner ‎ color-blending ‎ color-theory ‎ colored-pencils ‎ female ‎ headshot ‎ personal-photo ‎ photo-reference ‎ portrait ‎ portrait-drawing ‎ portrait-sketching ‎ woman
Learn how to draw a lifelike portrait with Smart Trace technology and just a few colored pencils! Now that you have a flawless portrait outline, it's time to start bringing it to life! In this third chapter, Hayley guides you in coloring the complexion. Using a limited selection of colored pencils, you'll learn how to layer and blend the primary colors to depict the color, detail, and depth of our model's skin.

Takeaways

  • Learn how to use primary colors to create realistic skin tones.
  • Understand blending techniques for shadows and highlights.
  • Gain skills in balancing colors for a vibrant and lifelike artwork.

Key Moments

  • 00:00:00 - Introduction to coloring with a peach pencil.
  • 00:02:20 - Building depth with primary colors: blue, red, and yellow.
  • 00:04:18 - Applying blue for shadows and blending techniques.
  • 00:06:13 - Using red to add warmth and blend shadows.
  • 00:09:55 - Final blending and adjusting highlights and shadows.

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