Magdalena and Jan-Baptist de Vos, Children of the Painter

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · raw umber · burnt sienna · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red. Use raw umber and ivory black for shadows. Create the fabric patterns by mixing red with white for lighter areas and adding raw umber for darker areas.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·rendering fabric

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figures wrong.
• →Oversimplifying the patterns and textures of the clothing.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
• →Not paying enough attention to the details of the faces.