Mrs. Thomas Ellott (Mary Chase)

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · cadmium red light · ultramarine blue · raw sienna

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red. Use burnt umber and black to create the dark background. Mix white with small amounts of other colors to create the light fabrics.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·glazing
• ·blending
• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·fabric rendering

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Overworking the details too early in the process.
• →Creating muddy colors by overmixing.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth in the background.