Creating Realistic Skin Tones With CarbOthello Pastel Pencils - Volume 4 SKU: 242594
Learn artist Cuong Nguyen's Verdaccio technique for creating realistic skin tones using pastel pencils.
The traditional concept of green underpainting, or “verdaccio”, which has been employed in oil painting since the 15th century. In this ebook, Nguyen illustrates the technique’s flexibility by applying it to a diverse range of skin tones. The green layer is effective because it helps to balance the subsequent layers of warmer colors. Green and red are complementary colors, at opposite sides of the color wheel, so their juxtaposition creates a more vibrant effect. The hint of green visible below the surface also suggests the veins just below the skin.
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With this fully illustrated ebook, you'll learn how to apply artist Cuong Nguyen's distinctive technique for generating realistic skin tones with pastel pencils. The most distinguishing feature of this technique is that it begins with a layer of green that establishes the proper values in the skin tones while balancing the subsequent layers of warmer colors. This book features three separate demonstrations using models with varying complexions. Each demonstration shows a full-color photograph for each stage in the drawing, with details about which colors have been added to achieve the effect. These demonstrations use CarbOthello pastel pencils and sanded paper, and a full materials list is included.
