The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Jerome and Francis

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · red · black · gold · flesh tones

secondary · brown · gray · blue · white

Achieve the rich reds by mixing a crimson with a touch of brown and glazing with a transparent red. Create the blacks by mixing ultramarine blue, burnt umber, and a touch of crimson. Mix flesh tones with white, yellow ochre, and a touch of red.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·underpainting
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·rendering drapery
• ·portraiture

common pitfalls

• →getting the proportions of the figures wrong
• →overworking the details
• →not achieving a sense of depth
• →muddying the colors