plate no. 8891

Young Routy

oilPost-Impressionismportraitportraitmanhatclothingfigurebackground

some experience helpful

Recreating this painting will help students develop skills in portraiture, color mixing for skin tones, and capturing light and shadow with visible brushstrokes. It also provides practice in simplifying complex forms and backgrounds.

technical profile

palette complexity

brushwork visibility

value contrast

compositional simplicity

study guide

est. 12 hrs

approach — 8 steps

step 01
Sketch the basic shapes and proportions of the figure, hat, and background.
step 02
Establish the overall value structure with a thin wash of neutral color.
step 03
Block in the main areas of color for the skin, clothing, and hat.
step 04
Refine the skin tones by layering and blending different colors.
step 05
Add details to the clothing, paying attention to the patterns and folds.
step 06
Develop the background with loose, expressive brushstrokes.
step 07
Add highlights and shadows to create depth and dimension.
step 08
Make final adjustments to the composition and details.

color palette

primary · raw umber · yellow ochre · titanium white · Prussian blue

secondary · burnt sienna · ivory black · cadmium yellow light

Mix skin tones by combining yellow ochre, burnt sienna, and white, adding small amounts of blue or umber to adjust the temperature. Use raw umber and white for the hat, adding touches of yellow ochre for highlights. Mix greens for the background by combining blue and yellow.

techniques

·alla prima
·broken color
·scumbling
·color layering
·blending

common pitfalls

→Overworking the skin tones and losing the freshness of the brushstrokes.
→Failing to capture the subtle variations in color and value.
→Getting bogged down in details and losing the overall impression.
→Not simplifying the background enough and making it too distracting.

materials

surface · stretched canvas

required

·stretched canvas (16x20 inches)
·oil paints (raw umber, yellow ochre, titanium white, Prussian blue, burnt sienna, ivory black)
·palette
·palette knife
·assorted brushes (round and flat)
·linseed oil
·odorless mineral spirits
·rags