Portrait of a Young Man with Open Collar

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · titanium white · cadmium red light

secondary · viridian green · yellow ochre

Achieve skin tones by mixing burnt umber, cadmium red light, and titanium white in varying proportions. Use viridian green and yellow ochre to create the background foliage.

techniques

• ·alla prima
• ·broken color
• ·scumbling
• ·color mixing
• ·portraiture

common pitfalls

• →Overmixing colors, resulting in muddy tones.
• →Failing to capture the correct proportions of the face.
• →Using too much detail in the background, distracting from the subject.
• →Ignoring the subtle value changes that create form.