Ah, skin tones. It seems they're the enemy of so many artists, new artists especially. Why do so many have such a hard time with this? What's so different about mixing skin tones than any other color? Well, chances are you're just over thinking them, skipping over the basics of color mixing, or both.
Color mixing, it's a simple thing that so many over complicate. Instead of mixing colors, many would rather buy every color in existence and use it straight from the tube. Even grays they can't or don't want to mix. This makes something as complex as a skin tone is the hardest thing they can think of mixing. Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with tube or bottle colors as is, if that works for you and your style of painting, use it. Do whatever makes you happy with your art. But chances are, if you want more realistic or specific colors, you'll need to learn to mix them. So let's take a look at some basic color theory and what you might be doing wrong to start off with.
