Otto Dix Oil Painting

Otto Dix. Self-Portrait. 1913. Oil Painting. Viewed 13/10/14. Available to view: http://www.ottodix.org/index/catalog-paintings

The latest studio session was based on the oil painting above by Otto Dix. For this we had to recreate the painting but on the face with the idea that the face is a blank canvas. To recreate the effect of the oil painting we used Kryolan Supracolour Palette. This product is good to use to create strong lines and bold colouring. However, because the product is grease based it is easily smudged. Also, only brushes can be used because the heat from fingers will smudge the product and ruin the effect you are trying to create. 

Above is my interpretation of the painting. I started by using the lighter colours of orange and skin tone to create the base. I then added the grey and black tones as the shading and the white to highlight. This product is good to use as the light catches the different tone of colours. The white was added at the end otherwise it would've blended in with the other colours creating the wrong tones.