I need help... again.

[c37]

I am painting a portrait, and I realised IDK HOW TO PAINT NORMAL SKIN! I would appreciate it if artists here tell me how to paint shadows and lighting on skin(dusky).

 

[TheKillingAlice]

I'm probably not the best person to ask, I rarely draw, and even less digital. But when I did once draw a person, I used the same method I like using when painting traditionally, which basically means I layer on skintones in darker and lighter shades, sometimes mixing a bit of gray or white into specific tones, but otherwise using the same tone. And then I pile it up and smudge it.
I once posted what happened when I only activated the facial layers of said drawing, basically only the layers that came with the eyes, mouth, nose, and lips.

Spoiler: Smudgey Face

But then again, I'm pretty sure I'm not doing what other people are doing, so I don't know if my type of drawing should be taken as advice.

 

[Lmae]

I would just look at YouTube videos. Traditional media does translate digitally.

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtube.com

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtube.com

-Drop flat color.
-Put on shadows in another layer. Could be blue or purple shadows.
-Then the highlights on another layer. Those can be orange or yellow.
-Focus on blocking in the light and shadow shapes that follow the planes of the face.
- Use a reference.

- Then Blend.
-Clean up and tighten edges.

 

[Sylver]

*cough cough*
@pangmida bless us with your wisdom
*bows*