Junge Trägt Eine Blumenvase

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · ultramarine blue · burnt umber · sap green · alizarin crimson

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red. Create the metallic effect of the vase by layering gold, brown, and black with highlights of white and yellow. Mix a variety of greens for the foliage using blues, yellows, and browns.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·underpainting
• ·layering

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figure wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and losing the sense of light and shadow.
• →Making the flowers look flat and lifeless.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth in the background.