everytime i see any sort of gideon askblog on my tl they’re always fighting for their life 😭😭 some of the asks ive seen are crazy

May I ask how you shade skin? No worries if not!! Im obsessed w the way you render

Well thank you very much, I'm flattered. Sure, I'd be happy to try and share my skin routine with you!

I think one of the main things I began doing a while back with painting skin that's really helped it look more lively is diversifying the colours you can see on it. Adding various warm and cool tones can really help emphasize any shading! I'll use my Klavier and Daryan illustration to show what I mean as I still have a layered version.

Above are the boys with a 50% grey base layer. Notice the hints of blue, red, and yellow about the skin that can't be seen on Daryan's jacket, for example? That is what I'll be referring to!

I'll typically start with basic skin tones for the character (above) and on two separate layers begin to paint on some variations of red, orange and/or yellow (layer 1) and blue, teal, and/or purple (layer 2). I typically already have the opacity on these layers down, but just to kinda show you the types of colours I may use and where I place them, this is the kind of monstrosity I create:

In my experience, Yellow is a good neutral zone addition, Red is great for places with a lot of blood flow like cheeks or fingers, and Blue is good for areas that may not get full exposer to the light source(s). I was first taught a real simple gradient down the face of yellow (brows), red (cheeks/nose), and blue (chin, jawline) for faces. Then as you get more comfortable with slapping them on the canvas, go a little wild with it and start intermingling the colours like adding blue on the eye lids or red on the lips, for example.

For Layer 1, or our warm red/orange/yellow colours, I typically set the layer style to something like a Multiply and lower the opacity to 15-30% depending on the skin tones and image's lighting.

For Layer 2, or our cool blue/teal/purple colours, I do a highlight layer style with Overlay typically being a nice safe pick. For this layer I generally stay around 20-45% opacity. After you have that all set, you'll get something like this:

Which is thankfully not quite as jarring as the other version haha. From here, I start shading normally! I typically use 2-5 shading and highlight layers, depending completely on the lighting of the piece. For skin specifically, I try to keep a smooth gradient or matte look to these areas with a soft brush and blending. Back lighting and colours from the surroundings generally seem to bounce off skin well so I tend to utilise a lot of that too.

In the end I wind up with the top(which I now realise was a pretty bad example image to use as they are in a SPOT LIGHT I'm so sorry) and also added the version without the extra colours for comparison(bottom):

I know it's nothing SUPER noticeable in this piece if you're not looking for it, but that's also the point! It's a little bit of flavour without being a distraction. I've personally really enjoyed the overall look of the skin I've painted since incorporating this.

On the other hand, when it comes my single layer paintings (using my recent painting of Beanix as an example,) I couldn't really tell you my process besides throwing colours at the canvas and seeing what sticks. I still try to incorporate the "sway my colour towards yellow here, change the hue to a bit more blue there," but there isn't much method to my madness outside of that. Just have fun with it!

I hope all this gave you some insight or helps in the slightest! If I didn't answer the right thing, you have any other or more specific questions regarding how I paint skin, feel free to ask them at any time. I'm happy to help where I can.

Harder to be excited for notifications lately when I feel like it's just going to be three pornbots in a trench coat.

another day spent crying because i want what dnp have and will never have it

check the pride fit today 😌✨🌈

Ur bones are pathetic loser

This is so real and true, thanks Skylar for my first anon hate I owe you one ❤️

Gloria by Sam Smith is for healing the same gay bitches who confronted their religious trauma with Midnight Mass

Me this morning: Im gonna have peaches before work :)

My body: BEHOLD; A NEW ALLERGY.

Me:

still so shy about actually speaking into the void, but i’ve decided that i really want to be more active on here! talk to some people! make friends! maybe write! idk man. just some more human and creative interaction in my life

Luka Doncic Air Shooting T-Shirt

i have no valentine :( i just worked today

im doing okay though!! my mind has pretty much been plagued by kyle my goated king !! my very probably bastardized version of him in my head is like. giving me so much comfort its crazy

i dont know how many people really actively read my posts n stuff but if i drew designs for kyle from this fic/au im writing would any1 want to see.. ? ive been meaning to draw it out so i can visualize it better lmao

this isn’t a request but some songs that tickle me for aa characters and ships:

-ever after by marianas trench for phoenix in general

-my sundown by jimmy eat world for klapollo

-tender is the night by jackson browne for lanamia

-townie by mitski for faraskye

-beekeeper by keaton henson for miles

-hello my old heart by the oh hellos for narumitsu

hope u enjoy 💖💖💖 and thank u for all the amazing art!!

Anon, you are amazing.. Thank you so much for these recommendation and your damn sweet words. 🥺❤ Gifting me songs with potential character feels is definitely in the list of Top 3 ways anyone can support my work as I am an absolute sucker for it. I'm enjoying the ones I've listened to so far so thank you again! Keep being awesome.

Someone already asked about Krisnix soooo,,, Klapollo perchance?

Sorry for the late reply! As a reminder to others, this is in reference to the brutal ship honesty post!

As for Klapollo: I love them. I hate them? I'm conflicted. I love the possibility between them but rarely how it's executed. It's another one of those ships that has a really particular balance to it to feel believable and, if I have to be brutally honest, many people don't do it Justice for me personally. Now don't get me wrong, I'll still inhale klapollo content like a malnourished kirby, but that doesn't mean I necessarily agree with all of it.

I've already presented my general Klavier thesis to the class, so I'll try not to be a broken record, but the man is so complex and I absolutely hate when people just write him off as dumb, whiny, or a purely overdramatic spoiled brat of a Rockstar. (Don't even get me started on cutting his hair directly after 4-4 I will chew through asphalt i stg.) I feel like these men both have hard-stop trust issues at this point and neither one is just going to uwu ;) their way into a relationship with the other in the first place. I admittedly don't have a read on Apollo as well as I feel I've been able to get a general grasp of Klav, but one thing Apollo is not is the shy little pushover some people make him out to be. He's a short king and I will always defend his right to hold himself at least 3ft taller than he actually is. That man is TOUGH and tenacious, even if hilariously awkward at times. I love that ferocity about him and how well it opposes the overly sociable way Klavier presents himself to the public. They both carry a tremendous amount of weight on their shoulders and it's not something either can "are you lost, babygirl~?" their way into a relationship with freely. That shit would need to be hashed out and a lot of healing would need to happen--both on an individual and a general relationship level--before it could get serious. I think they could be a great support for one another and balance out their personalities wonderfully in the long run, but I think the long game is where some klapollo shipping falls short, if that makes any sense?

I do love seeing art of them in general though so I'm admittedly way more flexible with what's portrayed with this pair than I would be with some others. Seeing or reading GOOD art of them that I agree with wholeheartedly is more like being handed my favourite ice cream in a waffle cone AND all my favourite toppings. I can still eat and enjoy the ice cream plain and out of a bowl, BUT DAMN do those extras make it that much better. Fuck me up.

As always though, people can (and should!) enjoy, create, and cater content and characters however they want. I want to ensure my saying all this doesn't make anyone think otherwise. Do whatever makes you and your blorbos happy, y'all.

Thanks for the ask and for playing!

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the spirits of Glen Powell and Rhett Abbott possessed me at a vintage thrift shop earlier so I now own a cowboy hat and bolo tie

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