Skin rendering,Any help is much appreciated

[hexed marlin]

I'm still new to this coloring stuff so I'm a bit desperate for some tips on how to color skin
So far this is currently my wip (no need to sugarcoat)

[gaunt geode]

never be afraid to shade A LOT. I see a lot of new artists being afraid of shading which makes their drawings fade into the background or not stand out. Also make sure to find a direct light source

[hexed marlin]

Understandable,but wdy mean by shade a lot?

[gaunt geode]

Like add darker and lighter values

[hexed marlin]

Ahhhh

[gaunt geode]

Also make sure when u do get darker make sure the hue gets cooler, it makes it look smooth and not muddy

[hexed marlin]

Ye I was trying to make the light source on top of their heads but it js doesn't look like it rn lol

[gaunt geode]

Ah lol

[hexed marlin]

Not scared

Imma give it a bolder approach after dis

[gaunt geode]

Alright, :D

[hexed marlin]

But that aside you dou have any like fav artist you have that teaches rendering?

I don't really have one

[gaunt geode]

Oh that’s hard I gotta think 😔😔

[hexed marlin]

Eh ts alright,you've helped plenty

[gaunt geode]

I like a lot of Junji itos colors and Satoshi Kons rendering style

[hexed marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/konata-izumi-lucky-star-konata-izumi-thumbs-up-gif-15720758740406674610

Ye that junji ito semi realism look does look nice

Man all this value gray scale and whatever terms that relates to rendering are sure not easy huh

[gaunt geode]

LOL takes a while to learn 😭, a nice tip is occasionally turning ur drawing to grayscale and seeing what needs to get darker and lighter

[hexed marlin]

Noted,thx for the tip

Imma go test dis method right away

[gaunt geode]

Ofc man

[plucky sage]

Hihiii I’m not a professional so don’t take anything I say too seriously but I just made this quick thing I think might be helpful

Btw the base shadow color should be decently darker than the skin color in light and you should also have a second shadow color that’s darker than the base shadow (use it to shade the darkest parts like under the neck)

[hexed marlin]

Very interesting

I've heard of this stuff iirc but I don't really know how to implement it to my own drawings

Ill try adding that to my arsenal

Thank you 🙏

[plucky sage]

Yeah for sure cause it really depends on your artstyle and what you want your art to look like

[plucky sage]

You’re welcome and feel free to let me know if you need any more help!! ^^