The last highlight of the hair

Once you finish contrasting the hair, prepare a 1/1 ratio of red ochre / yellow ochre colour and redo the locks of the hair. Use a dry mixture to gain precision. Widen the locks in certain places to create a wavy effect.

To finish the hair, apply a layer of mixed emulsion with a little bit of water and brush to make imperceptible the birth of the locks on the top of head. This layer of emulsion is also used to fix the colour for good. Finally, if necessary, accentuate the contrast of the external circumference of the head with a dark mixture of burnt Siena with a touch of black applied either floating or by direct painting.

The second highlight of the flesh

The colour of the second highlight is a mixture of red ochre (1 part) and yellow ochre (1 part). Use the “petit lac” method reducing the areas to be highlighted. See the example illustrated on the left.

The highlighting of the right cheek:

- Apply the colour starting from the high corner of the eye and trace the arc of the circle towards the cheekbone.

- Fill your brush with colour and widen down the puddle to the level of the nostrils while releasing the last drop towards the nose.

- Add some water to a part of the colour mixture and extend it around the external perimeter of the puddle (beside the ear and downwards towards the place where the beard begins).

- Continue working on the puddle without touching the bottom: push the pigments from the end of the external zone of the cheekbone, and release the drop close to the eye. Do the same from the end of the puddle near the beard, push up the pigments towards the corner of the eye and the nose and release the pigments. This must be done quickly and not more than one or two times, otherwise marks will appear after drying.

- Let it dry and, if necessary, apply a layer of emulsion (water/egg) to fix the colour.

Next step:

Finishing the flesh

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