I am about to attempt a portrait baby using the baby Charlotte kit by Ping Lau. This adorable libaby has a white dad and a korean mom, so a bit of an Asian color with no visible mottling. This is an expensive kit so I dont want to mess it up, so any input on how to create depth with an even toned baby would be greatly appreciated.
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Im just wondering if having one cauc parent if up close the baby would have some light mottling not noticeable in a photo.
Im following too as to no mottling but demension.
Get the experts up here!
I don’t know that you can create depth without at least some mottling. I’d say everyone has mottling to some degree. Maybe do mottling in very pale colors.
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This is so timely because I was just Googling Asian newborns the other day!
Here are a few that I found, some have light mottling, others no visible mottling at all, so I think I’d go with very light mottling.
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Yes now we know!!
Beautiful pics, @kareninflorida! See how clear skinned they are? Hmmm… Guess I’ll go with very light mottling. I have to otherwise it won’t look right.
Maybe we can get input from @honojane since she recently created the very beautiful Midori… a baby that I was very tempted to buy myself. 
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So much to learn still!! Can’t quite figure this out, and also can’t figure out how to give a very fair skinned baby (porcelain complexion) the depth that I want without making it dark with the washes that we normally use to warm them up… somehow I suspect the answer to one problem will help solve the other.
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Ok - I am going to tell what I do - this is not they only way -but how I get depth - flesh layer in lightest color youll be using , apply with awith a torn sponge , then flesh with a plucked sponge in 1-2 shades darker , then using a mottling sponge do a thin layer with yellow ochre and a TINY touch of burnt umber -if you want to keep the skin tones really light add this to your first flesh color -I this method gives the flesh layers depth with out mottle - I personally would then do a very thinned down pink mottle so it gives the illusion of blood under the skin and circulation - just go very very light
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Makes perfect sense. Thank you, @cher_simnitt!!
you are very welcome !
I’m still new to this but i tried something new on my current babe. in the beginning i would blush and mottle very early on. i guess i wanted to see some results quickly. on this babe, i saved it for later and i saw depth w/o mottling. i baked between each of these layers btw. i did a layer of baby skin, veining, a layer of flesh, a layer of yellow, a layer of burnt umber, a blue wash. then i did some blushing. then, i did a light hardly noticeable mottle on upper forehead and lower cheeks. i might have left the babe alone at this stage because i liked it. but it was a custom and i think they would like it more built out, you know what i mean.
separately, I did a very fair skinned baby and did a couple earth mint washes. it was so nice. toned it down and gave that nice pale but alive color. the earth mint is one of my favorites.
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I was about to give the same advice basically.
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