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How to Mix Your Own MEDIUM Skin Tones to Create a Watercolor Portrait with Lucy Brydon Artist

27/10/2023

Hey Mixed Media Society member!!

We're SO excited you're here. Are you ready to get your art on?!

Today, we're adding to our stockpile of lessons on how to create gorgeous skin tones in various mediums.

Your new lesson is from the lovely and talented Lucy Brydon. She's the master at mixing her own skin tones and watercolor in general, so get ready!

I've gotta show you a little peek into last week's art retreat when Lucy was teaching our guests at Lickleyhead Castle how to achieve this shiney 1800s hairstyle....

Here is the castle portrait we were attempting to replicate for our watercolor lesson. So beautiful, isn't it?!

👉Today's NEW lesson for the Mixed Media Society is just as awesome, and I can't wait for you to dig in :)

You'll find a whopping 10-page PDF in the classroom for you with photos of Lucy's work-in-progress photos throughout her painting process. These can be SO helpful to break things down and understand step-by-step what to focus on when.

As always, use whatever art supplies you have on hand and love, here's what Lucy used...

Supplies

Watercolor paper - 300 gsm https://amzn.to/3KW4yF9
pencil https://amzn.to/3YvQIyO
eraser https://amzn.to/3qnR6CM
selection of watercolor brushes (I use the Polina Bright set but just use what you have)
Watercolors in the following colors: (Please note you can substitute for similar colors!)
- Yellow ochre (or a similar such as naples yellow)
- Alizarin crimson https://amzn.to/45vBhZu
- Lemon yellow https://amzn.to/3QYrdED
- burnt umber https://amzn.to/3DT2MRb
- cerulean blue https://amzn.to/3KLfhBZ
- Jaynes grey https://amzn.to/457cpI0
- potters pink https://amzn.to/3P1slWE
- caput mortem violet https://amzn.to/3QEFgig
- sepia / raw umber https://amzn.to/44k24Hu
- Neutral tint or black https://amzn.to/3QBlHYc
- Perylene violet https://amzn.to/47zxDzx
- goethite https://amzn.to/3qoJtfu
You might also want to use some Ph Martin Bleed proof white for highlights: https://amzn.to/45iq7Y0

Let's get started!!

Haven't Had Time to Art Lately?

It happens!! Remember, you DON'T have to spend forever on a lesson and do it all in one sitting, ok? Maybe you want to only do the drawing portion toinght, and don't have time to watercolor until sometime next week. So what?! That's FINE. Keep the process enjoyable and go at your own beautiful pace.

And in case you're new here... we've been organizing your lessons on the blog by LESSON LENGTH since July to help you find quick lessons that might fit better into your daily life here and there.

If you've only got 15 minutes or so to spare, grab a 15-minute lesson! If you have an hour or more, choose one of the longer lessons!

Just remember nothing has to be done in one sitting.

Want to try the skin tone watercolor lessons Lucy and I recently released? So far we've done light and medium skin tones...

Head over to the Latest Lessons Classroom to try any one of these!

Wanna Paint Something Else?

You've come the right place! There is SO much variety in the Mixed Media Society to choose from. Head over to the Visual Index right here on my website and just scroll until you find the perfect project for today's mood! Then click on it, grab your supplies, and have a BLAST!!

What's Coming Up?

👉JOIN Lucy & I Tuesday 10/31 for a LIVE HALLOWEEN
Draw along @ 2pm on YouTube!

CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO JOIN.

Then, you've got one quick step & you'll get REMINDED by YouTube to join us when it's time!

👉In November, we'll wrap up our watercolor skin tones unit with projects dedicated to exploring DARK skin tones- my way (straight outta the palette), and Lucy's way - mixed from scratch!

Here's a peek at Lucy's dark skinned girl...

New Member?

Let's help you get settled!

❤️️Here's EVERYTHING You Need to know :)❤️️

That's it for this week!! Happy Art-ing!!

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How to Watercolor a MEDIUM Skin Toned Portrait Using the Prima Complexions Watercolor Palette

13/10/2023

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Hey Mixed Media Society Member!

I hope you've been having a blast with Lucy's recent lesson on how to mix your own skin tones to create a stunning Scottish Lass, with freckles, no less!!

I'm LOVING seeing so many of these floating around in the Facebook group. They're just gorgeous!!

So tell me, what do YOU think about the whole process of mixing your own skin tones vs. using colors straight outta the palette?

via GIPHY

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There's no wrong answer... it's just personal preference. Make sure you scroll down and leave me a note in the comments. I'm just SO curious!!

Anyhooooo... let's get on to TODAY's lesson, shall we?

Today, we're back to the Complexions set by Prima. I HOPE you love this set as much as me, and if you have something you like better- that's awesome, please use it!!

As I mentioned, we're back to the Prima Complexions watercolor set for this project, if you have it. And by all means, if you LOVED mixing your own skin tones with Lucy - PLEASE do that again in this lesson if you're feeling called to do so.

Use whatever you have and love, here are the supplies I used...

Supplies

Mechanical Pencil 0.7 from this adorable new inexpensive set https://amzn.to/3OW5YBL

My long and skinny Swatching Journal https://amzn.to/3nWGvYT

Empty watercolor palette https://amzn.to/3pzhyDr

Complexion Set by Prima https://amzn.to/45upKdu

Arches 9" x 12" cold press watercolor paper https://amzn.to/47V3I50

Polina Bright Watercolor Brushes https://www.polinabright.com/karencampbell and use coupon code KARENCAMPBELL to save 10% off your order

For Super Affordable and awesome Creative Mark WATERCOLOR Brushes https://amzn.to/3gCZWRZ

Pentel Arts Sign Pen w/ Micro Brush https://amzn.to/3JhAjZ2

Copic Opaque Paint with Brush https://amzn.to/3Dfr1ZW

Assorted Watercolor Pencils in Blue, Black and Terra Cotta

Daniel Smith Prussian Blue (hair) https://amzn.to/3RuANiO

Green Apatite Genuine (leaves and eyes) https://amzn.to/3ZoYTgA

Green Gold (leaves and eyes) https://amzn.to/3t7Vab3

Rose of Ultramarine (moth and lips and berries) https://amzn.to/3PMaAuz

Ready to get this just over an hour lesson started?

Haven't Had Time for Lessons Lately?

It's ok! Don't sweat it. Remember, your race, YOUR pace! You're doing this for fun and the joy of creating art and enjoying that whole process, right? The lessons are just sitting here ready and waiting for you whenever you have the time.

Here's a quick glimpse of the two latest projects that have been released in the skin tones classroom. The lesson on the left is from my Scottish bestie, Lucy Brydon (who co-hosts the Celtic Collective with me!), and the one on the right is from me.

While the lessons may look similar - light skinned watercolor portraits - they're very different. Not only are they presented by two totally different teachers, Lucy shares her "mix your own" approach to watercoloring skin tones, while I share my "straight outta the palette" approach!

Both are SUPER fun and so worth your time. Even if you're a baby beginner you can try my lesson (right). You can try Lucy's too, but it might feel easier for you to grab the Prima Complexions watercolor palette so we're using the same supplies and follow my lesson first before switching over to Lucy's. Just my advice :)

You can find BOTH lessons in the Latest Lessons Classroom.

In the Mood for Something Else?

I hear ya!! There is SO much to explore in the Mixed Media Society :)
Feel free to scroll through the Visual Index to see what looks most fun to you and click on that project to get started!

If you're a FALL person, you might love playing around the fall projects like these...

The first 4 projects above can be found in the "Hot Dog System" Classroom (b/c they use 4 supplies or fewer!). The fall fox in the second row above, can be found in the "Hamburger System" Classroom.

Ready to get your Halloween on?! You KNOW I've got you! There is an ENTIRE CLASSROOM dedicated to the holidays, which is especially filled with Halloween stuff, because, well, I'm ME, and Halloween is probably my fave!!

What Else is Comin' Up?

In 2 weeks we'll get another Lucy lesson on how to mix your own skin tones to create a Medium skin-toned watercolor portrait.

Then be sure to mark your calendar because on HALLOWEEN, Lucy and I will be doing a LIVE art along together!! Stay tuned for details :)

New Member?

Let's help you get settled!

❤️️Here's EVERYTHING You Need to know :)❤️️

That's it for this week!! Happy Art-ing!!

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How to Watercolor a MEDIUM Skin Toned Portrait Using the Prima Complexions Watercolor Palette

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