Susan says now the hardest thing to work on in a crowd scene is the variety of clothing. We five rug hookers have each approached the problem of hooking faces with a different objective, but some things remain constant. Whether using three values or eight for skin tones, the lightest colors always create the highlights and the darkest colors form the shadows and defining lines. Some of us attempt to include as much information as possible to create a realistic portrait of a specific person. Others simplify the face and capture the essence of a person with as few details as possible.
Skin tones vary from pinks to tans to rose to brown, so there is no right color for skin.
Think about the fun you can have hooking a portrait of Aunt Tillie, or a fascinating lady you have never met, or a wizard, or a favorite baseball player. The variations are endless and open to your own interpretation-specific, generic, emotional, or carefree. When deciding to hook a face, The first thing to do is look at your own in a mirror and see how and where colors in It change. Look for the shadows. Look at where the color is lighter-where the light hits your face The most.