Ron Tamburrini
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Hi all thought we could start a new thread topic cold weather faces or skin tone's oils or acrylics im sure there will be plenty to say.
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Oils Cold weather Faces
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megroot
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I paint Winter in the Trenches sculpted by Carl Reid.
To give him a winterlook i used blue into my skincolor, and some purple on the cheeks, and lips.
It is a hard job to write what to do.....surch for a good reference picture and hold that with you when you are painting.
To give him a winterlook i used blue into my skincolor, and some purple on the cheeks, and lips.
It is a hard job to write what to do.....surch for a good reference picture and hold that with you when you are painting.
Ron Tamburrini
A Fixture
HI marc
That sounds as if it will work, never thought about adding purple to the mix but sounds a good Idea
That sounds as if it will work, never thought about adding purple to the mix but sounds a good Idea
Mike S.
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Flesh in sunlight is typically composed of cool shadows with warm highlights. Indoor lighting is depicted using the opposite formula.
The key to depicting someone in cold, dreary winter lighting is to use cool shadows AND highlights with a paler skin base, all without making them look deceased in the process. Typically the nose, cheeks, and ears will be flush with blood in all but the coldest weather, giving a touch of rose pink to those areas as Jesse suggests. This will also serve to add life to a potential corps like appearance.
The key to depicting someone in cold, dreary winter lighting is to use cool shadows AND highlights with a paler skin base, all without making them look deceased in the process. Typically the nose, cheeks, and ears will be flush with blood in all but the coldest weather, giving a touch of rose pink to those areas as Jesse suggests. This will also serve to add life to a potential corps like appearance.
Paul Kernan
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Marc
When you say blue, is there any particular blue you find works best? And do you add it to your base flesh or is it added later as glazes?
Cheers
Paul
When you say blue, is there any particular blue you find works best? And do you add it to your base flesh or is it added later as glazes?
Cheers
Paul
Einion
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Collecting a good set of references, paintings & illustrations as well as photos, really helps with achieving the best results, just like it does if trying to depict sunburn or a good tan since the colouring is often not quite as it is in the imagination.
My shortlist of what I aim for: paler overall; a little duller and the hue shifted away from yellow; ruddy nose & cheeks, for this I'd generally use a rose/magenta paint (e.g. Quinacridone Rose) rather than a red like Cadmium Red or Naphthol Crimson.
Einion
My shortlist of what I aim for: paler overall; a little duller and the hue shifted away from yellow; ruddy nose & cheeks, for this I'd generally use a rose/magenta paint (e.g. Quinacridone Rose) rather than a red like Cadmium Red or Naphthol Crimson.
Einion
I think this whole thing can be over-thought and over complicated...IMO, faces get redder in the cold, and lips have a touch of blue when exposure is for some time, as a soldier would experince in a trench, etc..
If you are dealing with hypothermia conditions, then a blue tint to the skin is merited.
If you are dealing with hypothermia conditions, then a blue tint to the skin is merited.
Einion
A Fixture
On the other hand it can be under-thought Phil... because in fleshtones things are often not quite how they appear; areas that look blueish can actually be dull scarlets 
This is where careful examination of references can pay dividends. Another aspect of this leads to lips being done too violet, again due to some same basic colour illusions.
Einion
This is where careful examination of references can pay dividends. Another aspect of this leads to lips being done too violet, again due to some same basic colour illusions.
Einion
Steve
A Fixture
A factor in the appearance of skin in cold weather is whether the figure is depicted static or moving. The more movement involved the less the blues become apparent. There are other influences on the face like fatigue or hunger that long term could be reflected in a more drawn and paler look. I think that depends on your story line and what you want the figure to say.
