Beginner Portraits - Rainbow skin for fun, moody portraits

If you're at all like me, you might find portrait painting a little intimidating. 

This rainbow skin tutorial feels more accessible to the beginner portrait artist because the goal isn't really accurate colors and values. The effect is a little wistful, ethereal and sometimes somber. 

A fun pairing with these colorful portraits are Prismacolor Color-ase pencils. I like red, vermillion, purple or lavender. 

Red

Yellow (or Peach) 

Blue/Purple

Green

You can find a good speed paint of rainbow skin at the following: Rainbow Skin Class!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8NSeJnajs8

You can find a full, short tutorial on Skillshare: Rainbow Skin - How to Create Colorful, Confident Skin Tones in Watercolor 

(Note, this is not a sponsored post. I am receiving nothing from Skillshare!)