Portrait Month 3: Flip … and a palette

This is the last image of the Portrait Month. Can’t wait for next year ;)

Flip - oil on linen 50x40 cm

Flip - oil on linen 50x40 cm

I thought maybe it is interesting to show my palette for this one – so here is a photo of the state after half an hour. As you can see, I mix all major colors before I start painting. I don’t know anyone else doing it like that, but I think it makes sense. This way one can see all the value relationships before painting the shapes, saving me the pain of doing corrections on the canvas.

Palette - image flip - premixing all the oil colors

Palette - premixing all the oil colors in big amounts