7. Dark Skin Tones
My two dark skin tones are chestnut and terracotta:
4 pencils for this but this time it’s ok to use more pencil pressure. I’d recommend using average pencil pressure throughout, including the applying of the base:
- Apply your base - Apply the base but feel free to not press as lightly. Try using an orange instead of salmon pink or a regular pink instead of light pink.
- Apply your main colour - Apply your main the same way you did the base - same areas and same pressure.
- Add shadows - Use your shading colour and press hard in the darkest areas, using a dark version of your main colour
- Add the mid-tone and main colour - Using the same technique from step 3, use your mid-tone and main colour.
- Re-apply any colours that look weakened - Starting from darkest to lightest, re-apply the colours using light pressure to average pressure.
- Blend with base colour - Removes patchiness and establishes the colour of your highlight which should be an combination of your base and main colours.