In my fascinating quest of becoming a better artist, I have followed many interesting You Tube tutorials for painting faces or skin. Istebrak’s critic hours have taught me some very basic techniques and also that the attention to detail can change a good face painting to a great face painting. I would recommend for the start up her older tutorial ‘How to Paint Skin Realistically (Using a Face)’ as this one really taught be the basics very quickly and in a way that was applicable for myself.
But there are many other good tutorials available and one has to find it’s own way of doing things. So good to get different ideas. I was also very impressed by Mar Brunette’s (Cubebrush) tutorial as well as Jesus’ Conde’s face and full body tutorial ( and ) as well as many others after. Here a my suggestions:
First to follow:
Istekrak (2013): How to Paint Skin Realistically (Using a Face)
Jesus Conde (2014): How to paint in photoshop _ Skin
Cubebrush (Mark Brunette): Coloring a head in photoshop
More:
Istebrak (2016): Critique Hour! Edgework, skintones, detail and more!
Istebrak: Part 1: How to Paint a Realistic Anime Face
Jesus Conde (2014): How to paint skin in photoshop ENGLISH
Istebrak: Critique Hour – The Uncanny Valley and How to Avoid It
Julia Richter 