You may see a Tri-Art colour in the market by the name “Portrait Tone”. This colour is specifically formulated to be able to be used to mix any skin tone, while it is lighter in colour, this is simply because of practical colour mixing theory as it is always best practice to mix dark colours into light gradually, rather than light colours into dark, this leads to more precise colour mixes. This colour is intentionally more saturated with red to be able to show a range of flesh’s nuances when flesh colours are mixed. It is actually a poor portrait colour on it’s own. While this colour provides an excellent neutral base for mixing any kind of skin colour, it is far too saturated to be used on its own without mixing for portrait painting. If you are looking for portrait tone, this colour now has a new name “Red Oxide Tint”. If you have been hurt by this name, you have our sincerest apology.