The Property Room

approach — 8 steps

color palette

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

secondary · cadmium red · viridian · ultramarine blue · burnt sienna

Mix skin tones using white, yellow ochre, and small amounts of red and umber. Create the green drapery by mixing viridian with ultramarine blue and white. Use glazes of burnt sienna and umber to create depth and warmth in the shadows.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·layering
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·rendering textures

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions wrong in the initial sketch.
• →Overworking the skin tones and making them look muddy.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
• →Ignoring the subtle color variations in the shadows.