My Mother and Father

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · raw sienna · titanium white · ultramarine blue

secondary · yellow ochre · cadmium red light · ivory black

Achieve the muted tones by mixing earth tones with white and small amounts of blue or red. Create the atmospheric perspective by adding more blue to the distant elements.

techniques

• ·underpainting
• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·atmospheric perspective
• ·figure drawing

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figures wrong.
• →Overworking the details and losing the overall harmony.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
• →Not paying attention to the light source and shadows.