A Guide to Skin Colors for CG Artists @Outgang
A Guide to Skin Colors for CG Artists  @Outgang
Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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This video is a guide to understand the important elements that contribute to skin coloration and it is aimed primarily at 3d character artists but can be useful for anyone who wants to develop a deeper understanding of the topic.

References:
n3m0.org
reality.cs.ucl.ac.uk/projects/skinperf/skinperf.pdf
reality.cs.ucl.ac.uk/projects/internal/defskin/defskin-080123.pdf
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.226.4533&rep=rep1&type=pdf

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