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Published: 2016-09-24 20:08:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 974; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 24
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Had this done some time ago but since I wasn't able to see much didn't upload it here.Anyways, my way of making skin.
* First is always the sketch, either digital or hand-drawn (lately not many of those, just the digital ones).
* Second is the flat colour, the base of the skin colour, the one that sets the tone for me. Btw, I always draw all skin parts on one layer (head, hands, etc) and then later on separate them to other layers if, for example, the hands need to be on top of a dress.
* And thirdly, just a matter of layering colours until the end result is visible.
Brushes that I use are always also the same: the basic fill-in pen for the flats, then the pencil brush for the other colours, and the mechanical pencil for some sharper details. I also blend & blur the colours often.
I don't do the greyscale painting thing. Dont' really know how to do that, but I'm thinking of practicing it in the future.
Also, I like to pick colours right up, not that I do a layer and then change the colour settings to achieve some hue that I was looking for. I look for the right hues in the very beginning, before I even start colouring anything.
Done on ClipStudioPaint Pro.
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I thought my connection is good enough now, to allow me to zoom in on this. Apparently, it isn't, so dA crushes everytime I try.
You have a very interesting process of painting skin. It's quite similar to mine, except that I start with the shadows first. 
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Ha-ha! Mine crashes too! Didn't even know it was uploaded so large, thought it was about the same size as most of my artwork.
If you start with a very dark background/mood then it is a good idea to start with the dark colours first and then slowly add "light". Most of my work is in "good lighting conditions" so I start with the light base colours first. I was so used to doing black-and-white ink drawing for such a long time (black ink on white paper) so starting from light to dark is natural for me.
But hey, everyone makes their own process and goes with what feels natural and comfortable. I can't stand tutorials that say "do like this, this is the right way", because I don't think there is a "right way". I like looking at many different tutorials and seeing many different ways of doing things and then incorporating them into how I do things.
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