08-04-2013, 08:43 AM
generally you could do some colour studies, it doesn't have to be a face or w/e get ref of the skin tone you wish to emulate and create a sphere in photoshop (easy using the circle marque) and then try to replicate the skin colour on the sphere. Or you could do a self portrait. You need to really 'look' at the colours you are trying to emulate, skin in this instance.
Also don't get discouraged if at first your colours begin to get muddy, it'll probably take some practice , i'll just find a video of xia tapatara (not sure if spelling is right, he is the idrawgirls guy) that talks about muddy colours. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8TP3IclXKM check out his channel he is a lot of great stuff and you can learn about skin colour frmo watching his vids also.
***Edit - I just found this as well - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7rrrkpJHLU on skin colour which is by istebrak who is a member of these forums :).
Also don't get discouraged if at first your colours begin to get muddy, it'll probably take some practice , i'll just find a video of xia tapatara (not sure if spelling is right, he is the idrawgirls guy) that talks about muddy colours. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8TP3IclXKM check out his channel he is a lot of great stuff and you can learn about skin colour frmo watching his vids also.
***Edit - I just found this as well - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7rrrkpJHLU on skin colour which is by istebrak who is a member of these forums :).