Digital painting of a woman's shoulder that shows the use of a transition color to blend next to a blending tip


Lo and behold, the first bit of art advice I’ve ever posted to the internet! This blending tip was quickly tossed together almost 3 years ago when my brother asked my sister and me for help with digital art. With all of the rounds it’s made on social media, I decided it was about time I address all of the questions and comments that have come up in one place. 

Before I get into it, I want to clarify that this doesn’t only apply to painting skin. At the time I made it, I was working on a portrait for my friend’s birthday and used the colors in the painting to illustrate what I meant. It happened to be the colors I used for her skin, but you can apply this wherever you see fit!