painting faces

[rickm]

i dont wnat to start anything but I plan on doing a carving of and for a friend. He's a black guy. so how do you paint blackness? I dont think you use black exclusively, maybe a mixture of black and brown, and I dont wnat to make ti too dark ya know? Any suggestions or black forlks out there with a similar problem???

[Bartster]

rick,


i have painted a few and here is what i did not use any black i used burnt umber but i used it over a medium flesh or over blo in a thin wash what i would so id get some scrap wood and try different shades and different undercoats to see what works.


bart

[Mitchell]

Couple of older posts:

Best Paint Colors for African-American face?

carvings of ethnic folks- dignified

[rickm]

very cool tanx

[jimp]

Newbie question...what is blo? I have seen it mentioned a few times. THANKS!

[N9ID]

Jimp, it's Boiled Linseed Oil.

[jimp]

N9ID,
OK Thanks!

[Dileon]

Out of a skin tones painting book. Black skin falls into a large rage of values, ranging from middle light to dark. In color it ranges from a yellow orange to deep, grayed down version of red orange, commonly called Burnt Sienna. Black skin may be grayed down with greens and blue. The hair color from very dark black to black brown to to middle browns with a yellow influence. I use a dark flesh tone with a touch of brown and burnt sienna. Never make a black with buck teeth, and black paint....it is a good way to get shot....

[Robson Valley]

The art company, Grumbacher, used to have a bunch of online Tip-Sheets.