Mixing Skin Tones | Part 1: Understanding Color Temperature and Undertones

Jescia Hopper
Jescia Hopper
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Published 2021-10-24
This video is the first in a four-part series about mixing skin tones with various media, such as colored pencil, watercolor, and acrylic/oil. In this introduction, I will talk about how to determine the undertones or cast of the skin, which will assist in mixing the correct skin tone.

I also wax poetic about Brazilian artist Angélica Dass's photography project Humanae (angelicadass.com/photography/humanae/). Check out her TED talks for more information too: angelicadass.com/public-speaking/ted-the-beauty-of… and also:
angelicadass.com/public-speaking/ted-talk-nyc-usa/

Be sure to also check out my video on the split/double primary system as an introduction to color temperature - we'll be using it a lot in the next few videos!    • How to Mix Colors Using the Split/Dou...  
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    Best day of my Anthropology life was when I learned that there is no such thing as race as a differentiating factor in humans...doesn't exist...just one more way that humans mess things up while they think they're being so smart...