Johan Maurits, Graaf Van Nassau-siegen. Gouverneur Van Brazilië

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · yellow ochre · burnt umber · ivory black · titanium white

secondary · cadmium red · ultramarine blue · raw sienna

Mix skin tones using yellow ochre, burnt umber, cadmium red, and white. Achieve darker tones by adding ivory black and lighter tones by adding more white. Use ultramarine blue and white to create the blue ribbon.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·value studies
• ·blending
• ·layering
• ·scumbling

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and losing the subtle variations.
• →Making the background too bright or distracting.
• →Failing to capture the texture of the clothing.