Portrait of Fyodor Dubyansky

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · ivory black · raw umber · burnt sienna · yellow ochre

secondary · cadmium red · viridian green · ultramarine blue

Achieve skin tones by mixing yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and a touch of cadmium red. Use ivory black and raw umber to create the dark background and shadows. Mix viridian green and ultramarine blue with white to achieve the colors in the robe.

techniques

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

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and making them look muddy.
• →Failing to capture the subtle gradations of tone in the background.
• →Not paying enough attention to the details in the clothing and accessories.