Portrait of a Man with Carnation

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · cadmium red · burnt sienna · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red and umber. Use black and umber for shadows, and add blue to cool the tones. Mix browns for the fur hat, using varying amounts of umber, sienna, and black.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·portraiture
• ·rendering textures

common pitfalls

• →Inaccurate proportions in the initial sketch.
• →Overblending the skin tones, resulting in a flat appearance.
• →Failing to capture the subtle variations in color and texture.
• →Getting the likeness of the subject wrong.