Rosy Skin

[jedi11786]

Hey guys,

 

I usually just read and never post, but I'm having some trouble with my Rosy Skin. I don't have many paints, and this is the one that I have been using for a lot of my faces. The problem I'm runing into is that it seems to be really chalky when I apply it. I dilute it with a couple of drops of water. Any ideas?

[dargrin]

It does sounds like you are over doing it with the water. Try using 1 drop of water to either 3 or 4 drops of paint. (personally I use 1:4) Also make sure that you really shake the paint too before use. The paint can separate over time and throw off the ratios.

[Ferox]

Another thing to consider: if you load your brush with paint and wipe it on a dry paper towel, the towel tends to suck away a lot of water and medium via capillary action but leave most of the pigment behind. The thinner your paint, the worse this gets. If you wipe it on a damp piece of paper towel, the effect is minimized. My problems with chalkiness haven't exactly gone away since I figured this out, but they've decreased significantly.

[Serenity]

I haven't used Rosy Skin recently and I'm not sure if you're using the triad, but if there is a large jump from shade to midtone or midtone to highlight, you might need to mix intermediate steps to avoid the chalkiness. This assumes you're using layering, which is where I've seen problems with chalkiness.

[jedi11786]

Thanks guys. I think you are right. And actually Ferox, I always do wipe my brush on a paper towel. I will try using it on a damp paper towel. Also, thanks for the help with that dargrin. I never really know the right ratio of paint to water. I'll let you know how it goes.