How to Create GORGEOUS Light Skin Tones Use the Complexions Watercolor Set by Prima

Hi Mixed Media Society Club Member!! 

I hope you're having a Fab weekend! Ready to leave the world of painting with Tombows behind to move into watercolors? I ALWAYS love a good excuse to get my watercolors out and am super excited!! 

Here is the beauty we'll be creating today...

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I LOVE how she turned out, and hope you do too!

If you've been following me for a while, you likely already know that I kinda hate mixing my own skin tones in watercolor. And ever since I reviewed the Prima Complexions watercolor palette back in 2019 on YouTube - I've been using this set almost exclusively whenever I'm in the mood to create watercolor portraits. 

Some people love mixing their own skin tones, but I feel like it takes too long and there's too much guesswork involved. I'd much rather dip my brush into a color that already exists, and know with confidence what's going to appear on my paper EVERY TIME.  Hence, why I fell in love with the Complexions Watercolor Palette by Prima.

Over the next few weeks, in the Skin Tones classroom, I'll show ya step-by-step how to use this palette to achieve beautiful skin tones in light, medium and dark just by using these 12 colors! 

If you're someone who LOVES mixing her own skin tones - hang tight, because I've got a plan FOR YOU! My Scottish bestie, Lucy Brydon, is a fantastic watercolorist. And she love, love, LOVES mixing her own skin tones! Over the next few weeks, she will be joining me as a guest teacher in the Mixed Media Society to teach you her best tips and tricks for creating skin tones from scratch!  

By having lessons from both of us on this topic, you'll get to explore what YOU like best from these two, totally different perspectives! 

As I always, say, please don't feel pressured to go out and buy the supplies I'm using. Use whatever you have on hand. If you can swing ~$25 for the Complexions set, you might want to, especially if you feel like you're in the camp of preferring convenient skin tones right outta the pan :) 

Just remember Prima watercolors (any of their sets) are NOT lightfast or a fine-art supply. But for something that's "less" than a fine-art supply, the quality and price point can't be beat, in my opinion. 

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 Carb Violet https://amzn.to/45NVKsH

And just for funsies... in the video, I mention there are some colors by Daniel Smith that I've also used on occasion (right outta the tube!) to depict skin tones. Here are those colors:

Verona Gold https://amzn.to/3C0w8u4

Yellow Gold https://amzn.to/3P3Gy4a

Italian Deep Ochre https://amzn.to/45MQCVD

Roasted French Ochre https://amzn.to/45FLS4i

Raw Sienna https://amzn.to/45xaXi8
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Burnt Umber https://amzn.to/3KXKfqL

👉​Let's get started!

Haven't Had Time to Art Lately?

The summer has been crazy for me too!! I get it!! There are TONS of beautiful projects in the Skin Tones Classroom just waiting for you!

We started off the summer by exploring how to create skin tones using acrylic paints and a wet-on-dry technique with these projects....

Then we learned about watercolor markers (specifically, Tombows), and how these can create beautiful skin tones as well. 

So many awesome choices, right?! I hope you have just as much fun with these as I did!! 

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The fall fox above, can be found in the "Hamburger System" Classroom.

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