El Rey Don Pelayo En Covadonga

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · raw sienna · titanium white · cadmium red

secondary · ultramarine blue · yellow ochre · viridian green

Achieve skin tones by mixing burnt umber, raw sienna, and titanium white, adding small amounts of cadmium red for warmth. Create shadows by adding ultramarine blue to the skin tone mixture.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·figure drawing
• ·atmospheric perspective

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the paint and losing the freshness of the initial layers.
• →Failing to establish a strong value structure.
• →Neglecting the importance of accurate proportions in figure drawing.
• →Creating muddy colors by overmixing.