Portrait of the Infanta Maria Marguerita

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · titanium white · ivory black · burnt umber · yellow ochre

secondary · cadmium red light · raw sienna

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red and umber. Create the dark areas of the dress by mixing black and umber. Use thin glazes of red and umber to add warmth and depth to the shadows.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·dry brushing
• ·portraiture
• ·layering

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the skin tones and losing the freshness of the brushstrokes.
• →Failing to capture the likeness of the subject.
• →Getting the proportions wrong.
• →Not paying enough attention to the subtle color variations.