Coloring a 72-Color Day of the Dead Skull
A Procreate walkthrough of our 72-color Sugar Skull Ofrenda — a decorated skull among glowing candles and vivid roses in vibrant reds, oranges, and blues — with notes on the six difficulty levels from beginner to advanced.
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- 00:00 Let's color a Day of the Dead design by Simply Creative Colors.
- 00:05 I have the design loaded in Procreate and I just added the color palette as a reference.
- 00:11 Pick our first color, then just color it in.
- 00:19 I'm working on layers above the original line work.
- 00:23 I usually create layers for other colors under the work I've already completed.
- 00:29 Keep going and just enjoy the process.
- 00:35 This is a 72-color design, which is the most advanced, but this set has six color options for beginner to advanced coloring.
- 00:44 More designs in my bio.
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