This painting is done with a limited palette of soft, toned colors. The face studies illustrate how the limited palette can be used to develop the contrast necessary for more detailed areas of the design.
Mediums:
Painting medium of choice
Kleister Medium
Retarder Medium for glazing
Paints:
Purple Madder
Red Earth
Tiger Lily*
Yellow Oxide
Yellow Orange (optional)
Raindrop*
Storm Blue
Unbleached Titanium
*Denotes background color.
Brushes:
Jo Sonja's Sure Touch
#6 Filbert – Basic painting.
#2 short liner – Fine details.
Large old filbert or flat – Stippling, glazing.
#2-3 striper – Marble veins.