Girl in the Doorway

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · raw umber · titanium white · olive green

secondary · burnt sienna · yellow ochre · ivory black

Mix various shades of brown and green by combining raw umber, burnt sienna, and olive green with white to achieve the subtle variations in the marble and clothing. Use yellow ochre and white for the skin tones, adding small amounts of red for warmth.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·blending
• ·portraiture
• ·rendering marble

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figure wrong.
• →Overworking the details of the face.
• →Making the marble texture look too uniform.
• →Failing to capture the subtle color variations in the skin tones.