Edouard Andre

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · ultramarine blue · burnt umber · raw sienna

Achieve skin tones by mixing titanium white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red, with small amounts of burnt umber and ultramarine blue for shadows. Create the gold tones by mixing yellow ochre with burnt umber and a touch of cadmium red. Use ivory black and ultramarine blue for the dark areas of the uniform and hat.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·blending
• ·glazing
• ·rendering
• ·chiaroscuro

common pitfalls

• →Inaccurate proportions of the figure.
• →Overly harsh or muddy skin tones.
• →Failure to capture the details of the uniform.
• →Lack of depth and dimension in the rendering.
• →Overworking the painting and losing the freshness of the brushstrokes.