A Pair of Setters

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · burnt umber · ivory black

secondary · yellow ochre · raw sienna · cadmium red light

Achieve the dog's fur colors by mixing white with small amounts of burnt umber, yellow ochre, and raw sienna. Use black and white for the black and white dog. Create the wood tones by mixing burnt umber with yellow ochre and white.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·dry brushing
• ·scumbling
• ·blending
• ·layering

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the dogs wrong.
• →Overworking the details and losing the overall sense of form.
• →Using colors that are too saturated or unnatural.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.