Young Man with a Fiddle

approach — 7 steps

color palette

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

secondary · ultramarine blue · burnt sienna · cadmium yellow

Achieve skin tones by mixing white, yellow ochre, and small amounts of red and brown. Use thin washes of color to build up layers and create subtle variations.

techniques

• ·glazing
• ·scumbling
• ·chiaroscuro
• ·portraiture
• ·blending

common pitfalls

• →Getting the proportions of the figure wrong.
• →Overworking the skin tones and losing the subtle variations in color.
• →Making the background too busy or distracting.
• →Failing to capture the texture of the clothing and feather.