Portrait of a Young Woman

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · ultramarine blue · burnt umber · raw sienna

Achieve skin tones by mixing titanium white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light, with small amounts of ivory black and ultramarine blue for shadows. Create atmospheric perspective in the background by adding more ultramarine blue and ivory black to the colors.

techniques

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

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and losing the subtle variations in color.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth in the background.
• →Making the fabric look flat and lifeless.