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magician-hero · 1 year

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There's a bit of a disucssion on how to add blush to characters with melanin on twitter and I kinda lowkey got tired of people pretending there's only two options. Of course my guide doesn't capture all of them but here are the ones I actually can formulate opinions on!

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This is mostly my personal opinion. It's not the law on adding blush to character's with melanin as we don't blush at all. Blood doesn't show through melanin so it's harder to capture things like light scattering and blush. However it's still desired to portray blushing! This is a quick guide on how I feel about a few stylistic choices people make to add blush or blush effects!

Outlined simple circles are one one of my favorites! They're not really at all realistic but follow the same stylisitc rules as anger marks like this which I believe makes them passable and more universal!

Smooth Pink Blush is my least favorite approach. I probably didn't really try to do it justice but most people don't really try applying light pink make up for blush from what I've seen. Make up is realtively a good reference "realistic approach for the hypothetical". I'm sure there are situations where it works, but I've never seen a case where it looks particular good.

(I'm being nice about this one btw.)

Darker Brown Blush is fine! It can sometimes go very wrong if you use desaturated browns however and it does not give the same impression as a blush. Remember that blushes are caused by a blood in the face. It's good! But if not executed correctly it can sometimes not work all that well.

Other than outlined circles/ovals I enjoy the approach of red-browns being used for blush. It keeps in mind what blushes are caused by while also keeping in mind that melanin would probably act more as a filter. Makes things look a little more lively than number 3!

Univesal best option , these can be light pink. You've won the lottery if you do this.

(Blushes made with slash marks since I didn't give a descriptor)

#art tutorial #art #turtorial #tutorial on dark skin #tutorial art #drawing tutorial #character design #design tutorial #character design tutorial #hero tutorials #moon tutorials #this isn't really a guide or tutorial though its more so my opinion. all of these are “okay” but some have more objective thought

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terrichienyiart · 10 months

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this is not a tutorial this is just me rambling

#art #art study #reference #painting #hands #digital art #illustration #bipoc #poc #black #black art #dark skin #information #art tutorial #art non tutorial #artists on tumblr #art tips #sketched this in january so its gotta leave my head someday

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patheticbatman · 3 months

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I haven't seen any posts about this yet but l've seen some fan art that makes me feel this needs to be said:

Don't forget Leah Sava Jeffries has darker skin when making Annabeth Chase fan art!

She is much closer to Lupita Nyong'o than Zoe Kravitz when it comes to shading, reflection, and complementary color usage :).

Lighting for dark skin is different on light skin. Light skin gets changed by lighting, and dark skin reflects the lighting. Below is a lovely shot of Nyong'o's character from Wakanda Forever in mourning. The filmmakers emphasize the umber qualities of her skin in contrast to the funereal white and (arguably harsh) light across her shoulder below.

Try to pick spots that aren't directly in or near the light, and try mixing 3 or more! You can put it into a color mixer online, or even color pick, lower the opacity, and lay the shades over each other until you find one that fits. And of course, the more 'realistic' you want to go with shading and lighting, the more shades you're going to want to be able to explore vivaciously :D.

Let's take a look at the same 3 beautiful actresses I mentioned at the beginning, with a bad color picked area and a better-ish color picked area. (Please keep in mind, these are not perfect comparisons, as I was not able to find pictures of all 3 actresses under the same kind of lighting.)

Kravitz's has a clear difference between the two, but they aren't too far apart, in comparison to Nyong’o’s and Jeffries’s. Note the dullness in the poorly picked shades as opposed to the better ones. Also keep in mind that while Kravitz has a rosy undertone (at least in that picture - it’s from The Batman, which has stylized coloring) Nyong’o has a slight cool undertone (I can’t pin down quite what, but the picture is definitely not stylized like Kravitz’s).

Jeffries runs more ochre or russet, but neither of those are pink. They are more red than terracotta or umber, but to call Jeffries’s face rosy would be wrong. Err more towards the golden when drawing her.

^^saved an image from a writing tutorial long ago, but can’t seem to find it. If someone recognizes it, I’ll link it. EDIT: it’s from this post. Thanks @autumnrowancollector ! <3

And also, the darker skin gets, the less likely warm undertones are going to appear. Don't be afraid to use blue or purple or even green on occasion!

Additionally, cool lighting on dark skin is always a win imo.

(I was going to use that picture of Jeffries as Annabeth by the lightning bolt, but then I realized the lighting on her face doesn’t quite match up with where it should hit from that angle, and I realized they kind of just turned everything bluer, so screenshot time!)

(Also if you want another really great live action example, check out anything Aldis Hodge is in, like Leverage and Black Adam)(and of course there’s Spiderverse <3 but I want to post pictures of Hodge)

Now, to here’s a list of more experienced people’s advice:

Black facial features & hair

Shading digitally for a (somewhat) monotone Black character

Stylistic choices and places to start looking for inspiration (besides a search engine).

Coloring Black people’s lips

A better coloration tutorial

Also a nice tutorial for Indigenous skin tones, just in case yall want to draw Piper or use this information for other dark skinned characters :).

EDIT: Some actresses who are closer in skintone to use for Annabeth, provided by the lovely @blackfemmecharacterdependency ! If you can’t find a reference for Jeffries in a specific lighting, maybe check out these ladies’ pictures! It’s a reblog, so scroll down.

TLDR: Don’t make Annabeth pink and pale, make her dark and golden.

#Annabeth chase #Percy Jackson #percabeth #leah sava jeffries #pjo #leah jeffries #art tutorial #percy jackon and the olympians #I love superheroes and so of course all of the actors I thought of were from superhero movies lmao #also for the record my advice is mostly from reading others’ tutorials and observation #and I don’t really use it a lot because I stick to lineart a lot lol #like down to mentioning Hodge (love himmmm) as a reference for good lighting on dark skin #there’s another post floating around here that specifically mentions him and Leverage for that #I’m tagging this as an art tutorial but really i want it to be more of a master post #master post so yall can see the tutorials I usually use #but then I ended up writing about Jeffries specifically because I’m dumb #I wanted to go to sleep four hours ago I’m dumb #I really want to draw her and ginger Percy but #irl it’s starting to get busy at school again :/

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moved-2-koiranliha · 1 year

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trifecta of shitpost redraws that inexplicably have scout in all of them (originals and extras under the cut)

second image unblurred vvv

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amasdoodles · 2 months

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rendering practice with giselle

#ama doodles #giselle (oc)#cos: hunted #her skin tone is darker than normal bc i had originally been trying to follow a tutorial that start with a pretty dark mid tone #anyway. i mainly just like painting so i wanted to see what it would be like to try it out on a more extensive scale

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justanamartins · 7 months

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Skin tutoriaaaaaaall (an observation the issue of the desaturated base varies a lot actually dksbsks)

#art #my art #digital sketch #aesthetic #oc #ibispaintdrawing #fanart #whale #beach #skin tutorial #dark skin #art tutorial

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maybeits-nana · 2 years

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♡ How to draw dark skin: a short art tutorial ♡

(Share with your friends!)

♡ On Red, Golden, Olive, and Pink Undertones ♡

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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO RENDER SKIN! This is just my approach that I wanted to share! Take what’s useful and leave what’s not :>🫶🏾

Originally put this on Twitter and instagram, but completely forgot about tumblr! I hope this is helpful for you!! 🫰🏾

#art tutorial #skin tutorial #my art #dark skin #digital artist #artist on tumblr #art #tutorial #digital art

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daughtersofthesun · 1 year

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#beauty #dark skin beauty #black women in luxury #makeup tutorial

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mateusboga · 9 months

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Been a while, so here's a new tutorial for something I learned recently. Hope it helps!

#dark skin #drawing tutorial #clip studio paint #hands #hand study #art tutorial #artists on tumblr #tutorial

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mottinthemainpot · 9 months

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Can someone make a scars on dark skin painting tutorial that’s accurate pls ? And then send it to me

#ik im asking a lot but im not asking ENOUGH #dark skin #scars #drawing tutorials

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alkalineleak · 1 year

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in totally unrelated news regarding rumi I need to learn how i like rendering pale skin bc i Never do it

#i think this is a very funny dilemma to have but like to me darker skin is a lot easier to mix into color schemes and render #and like Considering i see so much 'HOW TO RENDER DARK SKIN' tutorials i think im.In a minority here FDJKJFHVGFHDJKFJH #thoughts leaking out

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echo-loves-flowerboy · 2 years

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Part 2 of Echo‘s biased god portraits

In Greek mythology, the Keres, singular Ker,were female death-spirits. They personified violent death and were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. Although they were present during death and dying, they did not have the power to kill. The Keres were daughters of Nyx, and as such the sisters of Thanatos, the god of peaceful death. Some later authorities, such as Cicero, called them by a Latin name, Tenebrae ("the Darknesses").

#Echos gg portraits #I drew her on paper really long ago and im happy with my progress #I used to be so scared of drawing dark skin cuz i never really learned how to #i started drawing in an anime club in middle school and u can guess how diverse the teacher taught us to shade skin #shout out to youtube tutorials <3 #related note the children of nyx are described as black in greek mythology sometimes #interpret that as u will but 11 y/o me instantly was like: omg nyx must look like my cool english teacher #She always wore super cool wigs and is the soul reason i know more than 3 black slang words #sorry for writing a novel in the tags every time #Art and greek mythology are just very dear to me and i like talking about it ^^#greek mythology #greek myths #greek gods #underworld

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diamondsandpebbles · 5 months

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how to create a subtle pink full face makeup look | hyperpigmentation & discolouration | byalicexo

here’s how to create a natural, flawless soft pink full face makeup look without looking like you’re wearing a full face of makeup.

if like me you have hyperpigmentation, discolouration, dark spots etc, covering everything up can sometimes feel like a challenge -- especially when you don’t feel like plastering your face with a thick foundation. but i think i found the solution because my current makeup routine is equal parts natural-looking whilst also able to cover all my blemishes.

in this fun, easy tutorial, i’m sharing a couple of new makeup bits i’ve been loving and using lately, as well as a few old favourites so make sure you watch until the very end.

as always, i hope you enjoy the video. please don’t forget to like, comment, SUBSCRIBE (turn on your notifications) and share with your friends. in the meantime, i’ll catch you in the next one! 🥰🥰🥰