plate no. 7922

Children of the Buchler family

oil, canvasRomanticismportraitportraitfigureschildrenclothinghistoricalfamily

some experience helpful

Recreating this painting will help students develop skills in portraiture, including capturing likeness and rendering realistic skin tones. It also provides practice in depicting clothing folds and textures.

technical profile

palette complexity

brushwork visibility

value contrast

compositional simplicity

study guide

est. 20 hrs

approach — 8 steps

step 01
Sketch the basic shapes and proportions of the figures, paying attention to their relative positions.
step 02
Establish the background with a thin wash of color.
step 03
Block in the main areas of color for the skin, hair, and clothing.
step 04
Begin layering and blending colors to create smooth transitions in the skin tones.
step 05
Add details to the faces, such as the eyes, nose, and mouth.
step 06
Refine the clothing folds and textures, using highlights and shadows to create depth.
step 07
Add final details, such as the hair strands and the buttons on the coats.
step 08
Glaze with thin layers of color to unify the painting and enhance the colors.

color palette

primary · ivory black · titanium white · burnt umber · cadmium red light

secondary · yellow ochre · Prussian blue

Skin tones are achieved by mixing white, red, yellow ochre, and a touch of umber. Darker tones are created by adding black or umber. Greens are created by mixing blue and yellow.

techniques