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How to make your own paint like Rembrandt

How to paint materials like Rembrandt

From the series Inspired by

Thanks for the lesson about surface materials, Lisa Wiersma!

Reference: Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Maria Trip, Rembrandt

Material list:

  • Panel (mdf)
  • Copy of painting on paper
  • Conte chalk in brownred
  • Tape
  • Graphite pencil
  • Oil paint
  • Water
  • Brushes
  • Palette knife
  • Palet
  • Cloth

Colors used:

  • Zinc white

  • Pale Yellow

  • Deep yellow

  • Yellow ochre

  • Bright red (vermillion)

  • Greyish blue

  • Dark green

  • Red-brown

  • Burnt umber

  • Raw umber

  • Bone black