Anne Frances Bankes

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · red · ivory black · titanium white · yellow ochre

secondary · burnt umber · raw sienna · cadmium yellow

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and small amounts of red and burnt umber. Create the red dress by mixing a deep red with touches of black and brown for shadows, and lighter reds with white for highlights.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·glazing
• ·blending
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·scumbling

common pitfalls

• →Overmixing colors, resulting in muddy tones.
• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Failing to capture the subtle variations in skin tone.
• →Overworking the details before establishing the overall form.
• →Not paying attention to the light source.