How to draw skin -- Basic tips with colored pencils.

Drawing skin is never easy especially when it comes to colored pencils. In this tutorial i am trying to give you some basic tips for drawing skin tone. It is not something i can teach you in a step by step manner. you should understand the basics and develop the skill from that. So practice practice and practice :)
Time taken around 4 hours.
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[@DuhnuhMae]

My problem is I can not blend it well

[@sapphiregordon8568]

Gorgeously Mae same. It's so hard

[@mayb7182]

Have you tried chalk:)? it helps really well :)

[@boboyajer8016]

Gorgeously Mae You can blend them easily if you have Johnsons Baby oil and Cotton bud so the texture is like paint

[@papaya4165]

I bought spenders by lyra/Rembrandt. but I haven't tried them yet. They should be work well

[@crossing.the.cosmos84]

Gorgeously Mae I have some issues with blending too.,but I'm gonna keep practicing till I get it.

[@Peachy_Edits]

I LOVE how, even though it is 2016, he went juuust to the 10 minute mark, but didn't go past it. Usually people go out of their way to do so, so they make more money. That's really cool, bro!

[@likethelegendofth6212]

90sProject's channelV2 Wat

[@rockyjumper1165]

90sProject's channelV2 he was complementing him

[@fufydyvycycyc9039]

Princess Peach or maybe he didn't know

[@khizarabid8414]

+Princess Peach This was great, I've been looking for "portraits drawing" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Qonubrey Wenria Domination - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my neighbour got amazing success with it.

[@amehav]

I've been drawing for years but I never had the confidence to use colour in my drawings, this really helped me understand the basics of colouring and it made me feel a lot more confident when using colours. Thank you

[@queenelizabethitudor9415]

Same!

[@NeecysNecessities]

Love the idea of using photo shop to pull the colours from an image and use this as a colour palette for choosing the right pencils to use. What a simple yet extremely helpful tip!

[@ArtFadil]

Thank you :D i recently found out this technique from somewhere and it helped me a lot. especially for portraits.

[@Circlelineartschool]

Great style in this drawing

[@artclassforeasy2262]

Yes

[@gabrielpadernal6028]

why am I watching this? I can't even draw a potato 😂

[@ultimatebatman00]

k

[@AuraSimmer]

But a potato is just an oddly shaped oval

[@livt7952]

Literally me

[@aslanlion2189]

Byune not really

[@gold146]

gabriel padernal 😂😂😂😂

[@Lexley_]

All I have is crayola colored pencils

[@xored8813]

Alexa and they suck 😩 lol at least for me they do

[@nataliatorres5216]

it doesn't matter the brand if you know how to make them work and are a good artist, i paint with prismacolor and with crayola, and i do struggle a little more with crayola but they end up basically de same. put on them some effort and you'll see they're pretty amazing actually

[@jordandixon5424]

Alexa I to but only have the basic 8 color

[@cwffee2740]

Alexa 0.0 GO ON A SHOPPING SPREE

[@moon_lyrics]

Same and it sucks when I'm trying to do a realistic drawing because it ruins my drawing so now I just stick with shading

[@gargiverma1468]

such a relief !! Finally some good Indian videos for portraits with grt standards...congratulations... loved the work it was very helpful

[@Simkiim]

Oh my God, that photoshop advice is the best drawing advice I've ever heard :o

[@user-qc9qs7ye7j]

I watched this years ago when i was still learning how to draw im general and now im drawing realistic portraits... But still, seeing this takes me back and reminds me to look back where I came from and never forget to be humble.

[@idiot3179]

Destruction and Red converse can u draw something for me lol?

[@picklejuiceconsumer6485]

Oh my god. I think I have found god. Legit it’s amazing that people can draw things so realistic they look like photos

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

That is stunning, it takes me a week to sharpen a pencil, seeing a true artist do this in a couple of hours makes me very envious!

[@yaallai543]

Is it me or does his voice sounds like a pilot??

[@ayshxx3939]

MyLifeAsEllie ikr😂

[@georgewashington6012]

lmao 😂😂😂

[@vanezcha]

Ahahahahahahah

[@goofydavid100]

He is an indian i can detect his accent

[@princehareecorona3525]

It's because his indian dude

[@2queeensboutique]

I love how you get straight to the point!! love the video !

[@ArtFadil]

+Secret Thank you :)

[@kawaiipotato7715]

I don't have a lot of experience drawing with coloured pencils(I usually just use pencils) so this really helped!thanx!😚😚

[@applethoughts1]

Am i the only one who loves when he says terracotta

[@maryamibrahim4883]

TheLast Core yessss 😂😂

[@banashreemishra8640]

Terracotta

[@recycledtrash3060]

@@banashreemishra8640 Terracotta

[@kam6en]

Yess

[@izzysart8043]

Terracotta 🥰

[@vanessafrankk]

they make it look so easy

[@pheobeeugenio6893]

thnks for this i was totally having hard time dealing with skintone which and which to used, aside from using texture fixative and powered blender , you just totally nailed it thnks :D

[@mtgmight353]

Thank you Art@Fadil, this video hasn't just helped me to draw skin , but it has improved all of my pencil drawings!!!

[@ArtFadil]

Wow! I am so glad i could help :D

[@welsayed2628]

These tutorials are actually really benefiting me! Thank yo!

[@galeri20]

Magic hand... 😍😍😍😍 Amazing art ✍

[@abbeycochran1626]

This is a great tutorial, I'm working on my first colored portrait me I didn't know where to start, but this was a really helpful tutorial!

[@ArtFadil]

Thank you :)

[@DeepeshKitukale.]

the time u colour eyes....bro believe me i became ut fan!!! daym man😀😀😀

[@MahfoudDzmahfouddz]

Color Pencil Sketch free apps Color pencil sketch lets you to convert your photos in to a cool looking color pencil drawing. It’s a very realistic looking picture with perfectly balanced colors. This app will automatically detect the picture content and apply the filter accordingly. For an example if it’s a portrait, it will identify the face and enhance the effect to make it a perfect pencil sketch. This photo effect even works better for landscape photos. See sample photos in screenshots. You can browse a picture or take a photo from your camera. This app has an inbuilt resize and cropping tool to edit the photo before applying the photo effect. In the next step it will apply a nice color sketch effect to your photo. This app is perfect to make photos for social media and everyone will be curious about how you created it. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sxt.colorpencilsketch&referrer=5wn

[@kimtiffany7675]

THIS MADE MY DRAWINGS SO MUCH BETTER, THANKS!

[@evabortoluz4844]

can u do a tutorial for dark skin?

[@manuelsoto94]

Abel sit on my face use chuncks of charcoal

[@krisse6997]

Oh Lana Del Rey

[@arianaxx8042]

it’s the same thing for his light spots use light brown then dark brown for the darker parts

[@bchezek5205]

This drawing is amazing. It looks fabulous. I appreciate the explanation of the use of color choices for the skin.

[@Ferose02]

You're one of a great artist out there! I hope you continue to excel😍😊

[@ArtFadil]

+Quidam Thank you so much :)

[@hollydrawing2318]

+Quidam If you want to know some art tricks check out my tutorials ;)

[@vaishnavireddyk3]

this video really helped me more than i thought it would i was just scrolling through the videos and found this it was really helpful.......

[@danyalmohammed8736]

Where the STICKMAN CREW😂😂😂

[@cosmic3036]

@JOSEPH ASWATH why did u replied so late😑.....ohhhh i just realised im also doing the same😂

[@ophie71]

O \|/ /\

[@priyasharma5647]

You are AMAZING at art! Keep it up and keep on inspiring us!❤

[@annemariebasave]

Kind of paper? Brand of color pencils? I love the way you draw!! Eres maravilloso!!

[@freyaaldrnari6086]

He said Derwent

[@shamilaramzeen8975]

Yah i also need the brand of colourpencil is he using??

[@quincyxx3745]

@@shamilaramzeen8975 polychrosmo faber castell

[@shamilaramzeen8975]

Thank u

[@anthonygreene8418]

MAGICAL!! Excellent tutorial as well!

[@ArtFadil]

thank you 😍

[@kyliejennerkardashian6820]

Can you do a tutorial on dark skin

[@sunitakumar4684]

just do it whole brown,black and orange like he used

[@antonellac7189]

Why y’all so triggered she’s right the light plays off different in other skin tones

[@chloe-qf5fn]

Yeah it's not that simple...

[@reallife19]

That is R A C I S T ! ! !

[@misoginainternalizadaopres7131]

Ikr! I always mess it up while painting dark skinned people

[@pepperVenge]

I can make a drawing look fully realistic with just a regular pencil.. but I have always struggled with making colored pencil drawings look real.. But seeing this here makes my jaw drop, and makes me even more determined to try...

[@ezgi8252]

Can you please give like a link to your referance photo?I'm gonna try.🌞

[@edmontonprincess]

me too

[@naveenvishwakarma592]

me too

[@michelleduka8848]

Me too please.

[@homeview3047]

interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about steps to draw pencil portraits try Loctavan Amazing Drawing Strategy (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work buddy got great results with it.

[@MahfoudDzmahfouddz]

Color Pencil Sketch free apps Color pencil sketch lets you to convert your photos in to a cool looking color pencil drawing. It’s a very realistic looking picture with perfectly balanced colors. This app will automatically detect the picture content and apply the filter accordingly. For an example if it’s a portrait, it will identify the face and enhance the effect to make it a perfect pencil sketch. This photo effect even works better for landscape photos. See sample photos in screenshots. You can browse a picture or take a photo from your camera. This app has an inbuilt resize and cropping tool to edit the photo before applying the photo effect. In the next step it will apply a nice color sketch effect to your photo. This app is perfect to make photos for social media and everyone will be curious about how you created it. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sxt.colorpencilsketch&referrer=5wn

[@Julie88C]

thank you very much, I usually only draw in black and white but I'd like to try with colored pencils. Very useful video!

[@moniesdimples8701]

So amazing!!I also bought Derwent soft colour pencils!But I thought my paper doesn't fit with them!May I know what kind of paper do you use n which gm?:)

[@alexaduncan8551]

Oh my gosh, as you progressed I continued to like the drawing even more.

[@juliaspeckner716]

This drawing is AMAZING😍 I wish i could draw like this!😍😍 What's that white pen/thing that you use at the end of drawing the eyes? Is it some kind of white textmarker? It would be really great if you would answer!😚

[@owencook2332]

That skin texture is absolutely amazing! I would love to be able to learn how to do that!

[@nikiwilson5203]

Great video, thank you for sharing your amazing talent! :) It looks like you may be using an eraser for the highlights, if I'm not mistaken? I was wondering what type/brand of eraser it is. It looks electronic but I wasn't positive (sorry if you say in the video, I may have missed it). I've been searching for a ultra fine/detailed eraser for my Prismacolor colored pencils and your highlights are stunning and very striking. :)

[@ArtFadil]

Niki Wilson Thank you. Thats a battery operated eraser by Derwent. Its very useful for making small highlights.

[@rebekatalebi8046]

Wooow! You're very talented! Number 1!!!!

[@doudy1997]

Do you receive requests for drawing? I want you to draw my friend she have cancer and I want surprise her & for money or free

[@Jml615]

really sorry to hear about your friend, I hope she gets better soon.

[@doudy1997]

+John Marcus lathar thank u😔❤️❤️

[@jayamorris3362]

I could try and draw her

[@zora73]

😞 i hope she gets better soon... 💕

[@SharksPro123]

Hope she get better soon

[@mattstapleton1790]

Thanks for demonstrating this technique and using artists pencils again. I'm not sure what it is, but I just can't get the vibrance that you get with the artists pencils. I'll try them again! Awesome production on the video BTW!

[@ArtFadil]

+Matt Stapleton Thank you so much :D try changing the paper. paper is very crucial for artists pencils.

[@mattstapleton1790]

You're right about the paper. The first time I tried the Artist's pencils was on a 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper. It was my first attempt at replicating your "stare" video. I have no idea as to why I tried it on hot press! I think I have watched that video 100 times, and stopped it 500 more times to see which color you were using. Eventually, I was successful using Prismacolor Premiere on Strathmore 400 series drawing paper. I still struggle with skin tones, (red and yellow) lots of hatch marks. I'll look at your materials list for paper. So, thanks again for all that you do, I would not be where I am at now without your videos!

[@ArtFadil]

Thank you so much for all these kind words :D :D To avoid hatch mark use pencil with light pressure and build the color layer by layer. I usually draw in a very close zigzag manner and i move the pencil in all possible directions. I am using canson fine grain paper and it takes a lot of layers even with waxy pencils.

[@Rhiannoncout]

Beautiful

[@ArtFadil]

Thank you :)

[@tris5567]

+Art@Fadil can u pls draw a photograph...if so pls reply

[@MrJeymz]

A white collor pencil and this art must be...Incredible

[@rionasutanto7152]

are you using Prismacolor ?? because my terracotta are super brown & My peach it's kinda pinkish not yellowish :)

[@ArtFadil]

+Riona1906 No in this video i am using derwent artists pencils like i mentioned early in the video.

[@rionasutanto7152]

Art@Fadil Oh,thank you ! I'm sorry I didn't notice it before :)

[@ArtFadil]

+Riona1906 Just pick the color thats best matching. dont look at the color names. one color name can be very different among different brands. and you may get better colors instead of these limited shades from derwent artists in the prisma set. 😊

[@rionasutanto7152]

Art@Fadil thanks for the tips :D

[@randomaccount_2182]

I think he said he's using Derwent in the video.

[@coppermine64]

Thank you for this tutorial. Shading is my most difficult aspect. This will help immensely.

[@azharjamal8621]

amazing 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 it's sooooooo niceeeeeeeeeeeee

[@ArtFadil]

+Azhar Jamal Thank you 😊

[@mrunalkhairnar4682]

It was so usefull.. I tried pencil colours 1st time using these tips 🥰

[@maulinaa1234]

what is the white thing that u use? sorry I am a beginner in art

[@Hershark]

Maulina A I think that it's an electric eraser

[@livingindapm]

Maulina A could be a white gel pen

[@The06madmax06]

Most likely a blending stick

[@The06madmax06]

Scrap that, I think you mean the big one? If so that's a battery powered eraser.

[@elisa7809]

Maulina A its called an ERASER...

[@mindyanderson4990]

Were you born with the talent to draw and color like this or did you just keep trying and practicing until you got good..bc you are really good

[@reallife19]

Your going on drawring masterpieces while me and my friends are still learning to draw a circle!😅

[@charlie-ll1rm]

Finally someone else who uses Derwent pencils!

[@tookieflommer136]

Who is it you're drawing? She looks like an angel from supernatural named hannah lmao.

[@BadMoody420]

Tookie Flommer at first she looked like Olivia Munn to me.

[@dakotareib]

Oml I'm surrounded by my family everywhere I go 😂 #TeamFreeWill 💕

[@SaiyaraLBS]

Yeah she does look like Hannah but nah

[@sea5205]

Tookie Flommer looks like Megan Fox

[@navyameka6709]

Tookie Flommer nice profile picture there friend ;)

[@ZeroJohnnyx]

This is beautiful! Thank you so much! I was having so much trouble starting off. Color picker helped tremendously! I found my problem was maybe tunnel vision and getting caught up in the colors not exactly matching what I saw vs the paper. ...once you start layering on the colors and onto the next shade, it starts to pull together nicely. thanks.

[@yasmenkhaled6031]

can I use Faber castle for this?

[@ArtFadil]

+Yasmen Khaled yes if you have enough skin tones.

[@sonnybeach1953]

I've got to get one of those white markers. I like what you did with the hair. I need white for cat whiskers.

[@schulzie337]

Are prisma colored pencils ok with this? If not, what do you use?

[@ArtFadil]

+LetsEatCrayons yes

[@schulzie337]

+Art@Fadil thanks

[@mariacxcxxuttyicabreja1261]

+Art@Fadil qqqertyuipo0 as for deductibility hump tick-tock prodigiously

[@abuot]

i thought you were inviting everyone to eat crayons, lol

[@maggiec5984]

Art@Fadil Oh great! Because that's what I have (:

[@JessicaRosei]

all my friends are really good at drawing skin ,but this helped me a lot,thanks!

[@Marklee-lx7cd]

it's so amazing could u do a video on how to draw n colour Taylor swift ?

[@Emox991]

Finally this video is up, I've been waiting for ages XD Yay ... Thanks so much ^^

[@ArtFadil]

+Emox991 my plesure :)

[@jyothishckrishna]

I'm damn sure that he's a Malayali 😀

[@srijethradhakrishnan6151]

Yep I think so pronunciation of this dude is like a malu guy.

[@salilabdulrahim]

You are correct 😁! He is a malayali from Calicut 😍

[@jyothishckrishna]

@@salilabdulrahim ya. Malayalees all around. We r so talented 😂😻

[@vishnudas6750]

@@jyothishckrishna Yes..... Talented in commenting as well😂😂

[@jyothishckrishna]

@@vishnudas6750 ya ya all rounder u know 😎

[@pja_shitarts]

She is really gorgeous

[@ottoafreak]

My problem is I don't have some of those colors auqhsujs😭

[@kayjohnston6840]

such amazing talent - love watching your videos and I can't even draw.

[@caalby8200]

lol get rekt

[@morsalinaA]

True, drawing & colouring does take time especially if you're using lots of colours and blending. But great drawing and tips

[@ArtFadil]

+Morsalg (Morsalina) Yes the more time you spend the better your drawing is going to be. Thank you :D

[@sounds5582]

Woow i love it This is the real artist 👏👏👏

[@sizlax]

This is so amazing and lifelike... It's beautiful..

[@usernepali1233]

Superb coloured sketch drawing. Awesome, brilliant.

[@ArtFadil]

+Extreme Media Nepal thank you :)

[@sunrisecommunication9344]

Very nice and good tips given. Would love to learn more from you

[@ChandraArt]

Awesome coloring ......

[@prantacreativedrawing1646]

Really very smart way for learning drawing. I always follow you. I wish your success.

[@aadityaprakash4537]

just....woooooow👍👌😊

[@sandipgondaliya3875]

Bro very very nice i love it from my heart because your reference photo was in the phone screen, it v difficult , I’m painter too

[@Ssshhhh12445]

U teach so well ❤

[@rumasau5462]

This drawing is so beautiful

[@devindiperera5766]

this tutorial helps me a lot. I'm still a beginner and I need to practice more and more..

[@melodychub245]

Dude you are really talented kiddo ❤️ love your video ❤️

[@editing.org.9108]

I watch cause its satisfying, not because I can draw anything 🤣👏

[@griffin3921]

Thank you man i'am finging it hard to shade colors with other colors until now :)

[@sheetalgupta3360]

Wow wonderful beautiful U have God gifted talent 😘

[@rodwinloquinerio2038]

amazing tutorial continue teaching and helping those beginners..

[@sasakiumiquema9608]

I want...@_@ the pencils!! And that drawing omfg so good

[@rehabrehayeol]

Thank you😭💜💜💜💜💜that vid can change my drawing to a better ❤️

[@blackhaarte]

Voice over was done by Nivin Pauly😁 Really nice tutorial BTW... Tq💞

[@simplyelvin9656]

Im amazed by your techniques!! Thank you so much for this! Keep up the great drawings :D

[@rizeldelacruz466]

What color pencils and paper should be used? When I draw portraits the hardest part is the skin. It doesn't blend really well.

[@aisu003]

Thank you! I learned so much from this

[@johannamdunn]

just wanted to tell you --you are amazing!!

[@robh5695]

You're awesome Fadil. Thanks for your videos, they help a lot.

[@serenaw4076]

This is amazing and it helped improve my coloring skills 😊

[@DrMysterion]

Thank-you, You're an amazing drawer ^-^

[@diretionerlovelouis9830]

Ohhhhhhhhh god!! Amazing

[@SathishKumar-pw9fu]

@Art FAdil This is what i want from you sharing very very useful to subscribers.....keep it up expect such variety of videos from you( however if you find time)!!!! keep it up

[@ArtFadil]

+Sathish Kumar Thank you so much :D This video cost me 2 days lol :P

[@toobahaq7772]

I love your skills

[@chayichklokata2378]

wow you made everything seem so easy, and you literally said everything Also who knew you could use photoshop as a tool to pull out all the individual COLORS of the image, I will start doing the same with PICS art

[@rayherrera6423]

Thank you man. I didn't know how to do it

[@el9646]

Your voice is soooooo soothing