Mademoiselle Geneviève Vix Dans Le Rôle De Salomé

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · viridian green · ivory black · titanium white

secondary · cadmium red · yellow ochre · ultramarine blue

Mix greens with blues and yellows, and use white to lighten the skin tones. Add small amounts of red and yellow to create warmth in the skin.

techniques

• ·alla prima
• ·broken color
• ·scumbling
• ·color mixing
• ·figure drawing

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the expressive quality of the brushstrokes.
• →Using too much green in the skin tones, resulting in an unnatural appearance.
• →Failing to capture the proportions and anatomy of the figure accurately.
• →Neglecting the background and not creating a sense of depth.