Saint Matthew and the Angel

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · burnt umber · raw umber · titanium white · yellow ochre

secondary · cadmium red light · ivory black

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and small amounts of burnt umber and cadmium red. Use burnt umber and ivory black to create the dark background and shadows.

techniques

• ·chiaroscuro
• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·underpainting
• ·value studies

common pitfalls

• →Overblending, which can result in a loss of form.
• →Ignoring the importance of the underpainting.
• →Getting the proportions wrong in the initial sketch.
• →Not creating enough contrast between light and shadow.