Charles Jerome, Comte Pozzo di Borgo

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · raw sienna · ivory black · cadmium red

secondary · titanium white · yellow ochre · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing burnt umber, raw sienna, and titanium white with small amounts of cadmium red and yellow ochre. Create the red drape by mixing cadmium red with burnt umber for shadows and titanium white for highlights.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·rendering fur texture

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figure wrong
• →Overworking the details too early
• →Failing to capture the likeness of the subject
• →Creating muddy colors by overmixing