Isaac Blessing Jacob

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · raw sienna · titanium white · ivory black

secondary · cadmium red · yellow ochre · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing burnt umber, raw sienna, and white, with small amounts of red and yellow ochre for warmth. Create shadows by adding ivory black or ultramarine blue to the skin tone mixture. Use glazes of burnt umber and raw sienna to create depth in the drapery.

techniques

• ·Underpainting
• ·Glazing
• ·Chiaroscuro
• ·Figure drawing
• ·Drapery rendering

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figures wrong.
• →Overworking the details too early in the process.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
• →Not capturing the emotional expressions of the figures.