how do you render skin?

[Anonymous No.5115131]

[Anonymous No.5115132]

sir this isn't a google

[Anonymous No.5115133]

Coomerbait OP aside, I actually have this legitimate question as well, especially when it comes to women.

I use Photoshop 2017 btw idk if that matters much.

[Anonymous No.5115161]

>>5115131
Obviously use the crayon called "skin"
Kek you are such newbs.

[Anonymous No.5115165]

>>5115131

Why do people ask these questions when the answer is literally always "study the drawing, copy what they're doing"? You can render skin in like a billion ways, so just copy what you like and be done with it.

[Anonymous No.5115183]

SOFT
ROUND
BRUSH

[Anonymous No.5115194]

Feel the form.

[Anonymous No.5115263]

>being beg and coombrain
>hundreds of tutorials out there
>HOW DO YOU RENDER SKIN???

[Anonymous No.5115397]

UGHHH IM GONNA COOOM

[Anonymous No.5115501]

So I studied the ass and it turned out a bit frumpier.
What I don't get is how to apply these 'studies' to your own work? Do I literally just do the process I used again but with my own stuff? What exactly was I supposed to have learned from trying to copy the original?

[Anonymous No.5115520]

>>5115501
For me, I would always try to do 100 studies of the thing I was trying to render/draw better before I tried approaching it from imagination and I wasn't satisfied (if it felt like it was worth the time). From looking at both of the images zoomed out I think it would be good to make the passive/matte highlights brighter and smooth out slower to the halftones. Also, the left cheek looks like it approaches the dark halfs a little too fast.

[Anonymous No.5115530]

>>5115520
Ah I see, thanks

[Anonymous No.5115557]

>>5115165
where is the rest of the drawing though

[Anonymous No.5115584]

>>5115501
>What exactly was I supposed to have learned from trying to copy the original?
That's the thing, you have to know what you're trying to learn beforehand otherwise you're really just noodling. Noodling is fun but it won't teach you much. It's clear you're able to interpret what you see and not slavishly copy, as your version emphasizes the distinct curvature of iliac crest. So go full interpretation instead of reproduction.
What I like most about this drawing, the proportions, isn't what someone else might like most about it, say, the rendering. So if I were to study this I wouldn't even bother rendering it. I'd save a lot of time and focus strictly on measurements, lines, angles, and construction until I'm satisfied I've come up with a pretty good abstraction for personal use. Then practice drawing it from memory, apply to work, etc. If you feel it came out frumpy maybe that's the way to go for you as well.

[Anonymous No.5115593]

>>5115520
I think his study did the transition to the halftone under the left cheek better.

[Anonymous No.5115790]

>>5115557
in ur mom, LMAOOOO

[Anonymous No.5115792]

>>5115165
who's the artist?

[Anonymous No.5115840]

>>5115501
If you've understood what the original did to achieve its result, and you use the acquired knowledge in your own work. And by understand, I don't mean 'this color goes here, this color goes there'. No, try to understand why, how, where, for what purpose every brush stroke was made, the thought process behind it. You first need a solid base in whatever you're trying to copy to understand it. That's all studies are supposed to do. If you truly get it, you can do whatever you want with it after. Your study looks really good, but I don't think you got it as your highlights, control of values and transitions are lacking. If you like what you did, go ahead and repeat it in your own work, but I think you should try again.

[Anonymous No.5115841]

>>5115557
artist put all their points towards ass rendering

[Anonymous No.5115857]

i want to know how to render ass using watercolour pencils
also, digital is jewish

[Anonymous No.5115862]

So lonely bros

[Anonymous No.5116005]

stop posting ass ffs im getting hard

[Anonymous No.5116018]

>>5116005
what? post more ass you say?

[Anonymous No.5116634]

>>5116018
She looks like a fat dwarf desu

[Anonymous No.5116687]

>>5116018

[Anonymous No.5116988]

>>5115501
> i studied the ass
kek

[Anonymous No.5117011]

>>5115501
can confirm, the ass was studied

[Anonymous No.5117598]

>>5115840
>>5115584
Thanks for the help & crits, I think I get it now. Tried again, I think it turned out better minus the drawing errors. Time to move on though, this image is burned into my brain.

[Anonymous No.5119645]

>>5115841
Idk the paint on her ass looks pretty neat

[Anonymous No.5119658]

the ass was PHAT bros

[Anonymous No.5121799]

>>5116018
BOOTA

[Anonymous No.5121815]

>>5115165
Because /beg/s actually believe there's a "How To Draw _____" tutorial for fucking everything.
They literally do not understand that learning how to draw means learning how to draw anything you want.

[Anonymous No.5121838]

For reals? It's a mixture of color temperature and local color.

Planes of flesh are either parallel to your plane of vision or receding from it. Similarly, they are either in shadow or in light.

If a plane of flesh is parallel to your plane of vision and in the light, it is warm; if it's in shadow, it's cool. If a plane of flesh is receding from your plane of vision and in the light, it's cool; in shadow it's warm. Add into that local color caused by the blood supply being near the surface of the skin, like on the cheeks or knees, and you're all set to depict flesh.

[Anonymous No.5121894]

>>5115841
who's the artist?

[Anonymous No.5121952]

>>5117598
Much better.

[Anonymous No.5121955]

>>5115841
wtf is going on with her anatomy?

[Anonymous No.5121958]

>>5121955
This is the ideal rat-girl form. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.

[Anonymous No.5123464]

POST MORE ASS
POST MORE ASS

[Anonymous No.5124100]

>>5115131
colour zones changed my life
you can even see how important they were in op pic
turns a 8/10 render job into a 10/10 one

[Anonymous No.5124122]

>>5124100
>colour zones
What is that?

[Anonymous No.5124131]

>>5124122
saw it mentioned once on /ic/ and never again
can extend it to the whole figure
i usually apply them to the base layer and render on top of it. adds a lot ot character