Portrait of the Countess Carolina Sommaruga Maraini

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · rose madder · ivory black

secondary · raw umber · yellow ochre · cerulean blue

Achieve the pink hues by mixing white with small amounts of rose madder. Use raw umber and black to create the darker tones and shadows. Mix small amounts of cerulean blue into white to create the cool tones in the background.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·blending
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·rendering

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figure wrong.
• →Overworking the details too early in the process.
• →Failing to capture the subtle nuances of the skin tones.
• →Making the black decorative elements too flat and lifeless.