Mastering Dark Skin Tones with Oils! 🎨 Palette View & Hair, Dress, Background (Sims 4 💎)

In this lesson I’m taking you through the complete painting process of a portrait with a darker skin complexion – from the very first brushstroke all the way to the finished piece. (It’s the Collaboration Painting I made for EA’s PC games series the Sims 4!)

The tutorial includes a dedicated beginner section that’s two and a half hours long, focused entirely on skin tone mixing and the portrait area. You can simply print out the portrait reference, follow along, and paint right with me.

But there’s a lot more to discover beyond the skin tones. You’ll also see which method I use to paint the hair and the dress – quickly to save time, the crown, and the Plumbob (yes, that little green crystal over her head!). I’ll show you which areas I approach with acrylic and which ones I switch to oil for, and why.

We also cover the background with those soft, almost cloud like texture.
You’ll also see how I painted the roses both with acrylics and oils but without narration as I made a dedicated rose tutorial already in which I use the exact same method (you can just watch that one).

Whether you’re a beginner or at an intermediate level, just pick the section that’s most useful for you and jump in. There’s something in here for everyone.

The finished Painting:

Find the High Resolution Referenc, Sketch, Artwork and Material List below. ⬇️

Part 1: [Available for Members]
Part 2: [Available for Members]

⚠️ Please use the chapter markers on Youtube to navigate through the tutorial otherwise you won’t find my Voiceover!!!

Video Length: ~2 1/2 h (Beginner Part) and ~5 1/2 hours (Intermediate Part)

Painting Size: 55 x 70 cm

Painting Surface: Stretched Canvas

Recommended Materials: Acrylic Paints: Ivory Black, Burnt Sienna,(I like to work with Acrylic Paints from Amsterdam, W&N or Schmincke), Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine, A Red and a Green tone, a Pink/Magenta tone

Oil Paints: Titanium White, Ivory Black, Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Red Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, Chrome Oxide Green (I like to work with Oil Paints from Schmincke, Sennelier or Rembrand)

Mediums for the Acrylic Painting part: Flow Improver for example from W&N or Fluid Medium from Boesner

Mediums for the Oil Painting part: Liquin Original from Winsor&Newton and a Paint Thinner, for example, Green for Oil from Sennelier or Gamsol

My Reference: