Artists often devote all of their attention to the objective aspects of their characters: The eyes, the costume, the weapons… (Sooo many weapons…)
Naturalistic skin tones, however, are as vital to the illusion of life as naturalistic eyes.
In this series of lessons, we’ll learn how naturalistic skin tones are fundamental and essential to lifelike character painting.
Human skin is translucent and reflective and therefore EXTREMELY difficult to paint.
…and that’s why I called Jenn Ely…
Meet Jenn (Audio Only):
For this series, we are graced with the hilarious and inspiring presence of my friend Jenn Ely.
Immediately upon graduating from The Savannah College Of Art And Design, her unique visual voice and edgy design style sent her career into overdrive.
Jenn is now working a color stylist for Dreamworks TV.
She also did visual development for The Boxtrolls, the most recent stop-motion feature from Laika.
In her time off, she inspires and encourages aspiring and seasoned professional artists with her disarmingly honest Tumblr posts.
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