William Rastall

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · ivory black · raw umber · titanium white · cadmium red light

secondary · yellow ochre · burnt sienna · ultramarine blue

Mix skin tones by blending white, red, yellow ochre, and a touch of umber. Achieve the dark background by mixing black and umber. Use yellow ochre and white for the stripes on the cloth.

techniques

• ·portraiture
• ·glazing
• ·blending
• ·value studies
• ·chiaroscuro

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the face wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and making them look muddy.
• →Failing to create a sense of depth in the background.
• →Not paying enough attention to the details of the clothing and objects.