plate no. 1580
Roquefort
Walter Sickert, 1920
some experience helpful
Students would develop skills in rendering transparent objects like glass and creating texture variation between different surfaces like cheese, wood, and glass.
technical profile
palette complexity
3
brushwork visibility
4
value contrast
3
compositional simplicity
4
study guide
est. 8 hrsapproach — 8 steps
- step 01
Sketch basic shapes and proportions of the cheese dome, wine glass, and bottle
- step 02
Block in the wooden table surface with warm browns using horizontal brushstrokes
- step 03
Establish the neutral background with cool grays and warm undertones
- step 04
Paint the cheese dome starting with transparent glass reflections and highlights
- step 05
Add the cheese texture inside the dome using varied yellows and blues
- step 06
Render the wine glass with careful attention to transparency and liquid color
- step 07
Paint the green bottle with reflected light and shadow
- step 08
Refine details like the knife handle and final highlights on glass surfaces
color palette
primary · raw umber · titanium white · yellow ochre · burnt sienna
secondary · viridian green · ultramarine blue · cadmium yellow · raw sienna
Mix warm grays using burnt sienna and ultramarine blue, create cheese colors by mixing yellow ochre with touches of blue and white
techniques
- ·broken color application
- ·scumbling for texture
- ·glazing for transparency
- ·alla prima wet-on-wet
- ·directional brushwork
common pitfalls
- →Overworking the glass transparency
- →Making the cheese too uniform in color
- →Losing the wooden table grain direction
- →Creating muddy colors in shadow areas
materials
surface · primed canvas or canvas board 12x16 inches
required
- ·#6 flat brush
- ·#4 round brush
- ·#2 detail brush
- ·raw umber oil paint
- ·burnt sienna oil paint
- ·yellow ochre oil paint
- ·titanium white oil paint
- ·ultramarine blue oil paint
optional
- ·palette knife for mixing
- ·painting medium
- ·viridian green oil paint
- ·cadmium yellow oil paint
Use a limited palette to maintain color harmony and work wet-on-wet where possible for natural blending
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