Painting a Blue Chiton: Step-By-Step Tutorial
In this mini tutorial you will see how to paint a chiton, the inner robe worn by Christ, the Apostles and Prophets. It can be used in conjunction with the Bonus Video that is available on Patreon.
Here is the tutorial on Painting the Red Himation.
You will also find a collection of over 100 tutorials, bonus videos and more about painting garments.
Proplasmos
The magic of tetrachrome… black+white=blue! Tetrachrome is all about the relationships between colours. The red himation brings out the blue colour.
1st Grapsimo
For the 1st grapsimo we take a little proplasmos and little black and a touch of medium mars red to warm up the colour a little.
2nd Grapsimo
Again here we take a little of the 1st grapsimo and add a little black and medium mars red and paint it in the darkest areas.
1st Photisma
The first photisma consists of the proplasmos + white. We build up the basic forms.
Glaze
We take some diluted 1st photisma and with a well dried off brush create a transition between the 1st photisma and proplasmos, without losing the forms.
2nd Photisma
For the 2nd photisma we add white to the first and build up the forms within the 1st photisma.
Glaze
Again a use a diluted glaze of the 2nd photoma in the lightest areas.
3rd Photisma
2nd Photisma plus white
Add the final photisma on the broader side of the figure.
Glory to God!
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