Dagr

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · ultramarine blue · cadmium red · burnt umber

secondary · yellow ochre · ivory black

Mix white with small amounts of umber and ochre for the horse. Use ultramarine and burnt umber to create the dark blues of the sky. Mix cadmium red with a touch of umber for the cape's shadows.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·blending
• ·atmospheric perspective

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the horse wrong.
• →Overworking the details too early in the process.
• →Creating harsh lines instead of soft transitions.
• →Failing to capture the luminosity of the light.