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Author: Robert_Roberts, Contributing Editor
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| Human skin is reflective. This reflective quality is sometimes more noticeable on dark skin, as in the example sketch by Peter Paul Rubens. Clothing and surrounding objects can cast a glow onto skin, so observe your subject carefully. |
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| Probably the most important thing is learning to observe. It's easy to be swayed by preconceptions and thus fail to spot subtle nuances of color. Learn to trust what your eyes are telling you.
Learn to compare one color to another or one tone to another. Steadily checking color relationships will help you develop a sense of color balance. Look for similarities as well as differences. No color exists alone, in isolation. Instead, colors exist next to each other, so it's important to maintain a sense of context. Skin colors must be relative to the painting as a whole. Don't be afraid to borrow background colors and use them in your skin tones. ### |
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While still a toddler, Mr. Roberts disappeared during a Colorado blizzard, and was adopted by a hermit miner and his pet 3-legged cougar. Later on, Robert became a concert pianist, but was really an international jewel thief. Following his arrest by the FBI, he managed to weasel out of a prison sentence in exchange for helping to uncover a syndicated computer crime ring. He is currently in a federal witness protection program in San Francisco, disguised as a mild-mannered artist. |
| E-Mail: robertx2@speakeasy.net Web Site: http://www.rer.name | |
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