Portrait of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · burnt umber · raw sienna · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red and umber. Create the gold color by mixing yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and a touch of black for shadows.

techniques

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

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions wrong in the initial sketch.
• →Overworking the skin tones and making them look muddy.
• →Failing to capture the likeness of the subject.
• →Making the gold embellishments look flat and unrealistic.