Just a Girl

This portrait specialist enjoys listening to music while painting, because it helps her to relax and concentrate. She also believes that good natural lighting is very important.

By Remia Homuk

MATERIALS • Pure Cotton Duck Canvas – 18 x 24 inches. Triple Primed with Acrylic Gesso; acid free; staple free edge.• Artists’ Acrylic Paints: White; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Red; Burnt Sienna; Raw Umber; Cobalt Blue.• Art Spectrum Oil Paints (Professional Quality): White; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Red; Burnt Sienna; Raw Umber; Cobalt Blue Deep; Viridian; Phthalo Blue.• Various Artists’ Brushes; Pencil; Palette Knife; Brush Cleaner; Water; Paper Towel and Rags. STEP ONE With acrylics, I undercoat the canvas roughly with a light blue mixture of White, Cobalt Blue and a touch of Yellow Ochre. I sketch my subject with pencil on tracing paper and transfer the drawing onto the dried canvas before outlining with Burnt Sienna. STEP TWO I begin painting the background using a mixture of White, Yellow Ochre, a…

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