How I digital Paint Skin. (Just notes, not a tutorial.)

my color palette..I start with the sketch first. 

At first I didn't like the base color. 

But this is the size brush I used in sketchbook pro 7. I decided on a lighter color for the base color. 

Again here's the size brush. (I didn't write down notes on the actual size of the brush. But the opacity is at 50%.). To make the skin looked settling, I set the shadow layers' mode to screen. 

The brush size again, and still working on the shadows. 

Bringing in some highlighting here. For highlighting I may use soft light as the mode. 

I brought in a little of colors, using a light pink to define the cheeks. I also bring in shading for the eyes. 

More detailing of the lips at this point. Still painting the shading. 

Testing out some red for the cheeks.. 

And starting the bangs. 

It's done!

Summery notes: 

Shadows: I used the screen mode. To make it more of a settled look. 

Highlights: I also used the soft light mode. 

Note: I used a big brush and then kept making it smaller as I go along. 

This is NOT a tutorial. These notes are helpful to me that I've kept. I'm posting it to the blog so I can search for it later. I discovered my new technique tonight. :).