Question about skin by numbers

[Lisa Manchester]

Hi Damien!

I just read over your information concerning cmyk numbers for skin and wanted to make sure I was understanding that I should not be overly concerned about the cyan number being 1/3 of Yellow, but to make sure that yellow is 3-5% higher than magenta.  For example, I have an image that I just checked and the numbers in the midtones are:

c-7
m-39
y-44
k-0.  

The image looks good to me, but before I ignore the cyan being kind of "low" and run with this, I wanted to ask just to be sure.  Thanks!

[Christina Keddie]

Posting the image here would probably be helpful.   I'm assuming this is the article you're referencing?  http://www.damiensymonds.net/art_skin.html

[Lisa Manchester]

Sorry.  I originally didn't post the image because I wasn't really needing help with the image.  Just needed reassurance that the cyan number isn't as important as I once thought it was.  Yes, the article you posted is the one I read.  Thanks!  Here is the image.

[Damien Symonds]

How does it look to you?

[Lisa Manchester]

I think the skin tones look good.  The numbers make me think there might be too much red.

[Damien Symonds]

16 minutes ago, Lisa Manchester said:

I think the skin tones look good.

This is all that matters.  Numbers are meaningless. I think it looks good too.

[Lisa Manchester]

Thanks!