Take Mi-Teintes sheet stretch it like watercolor paper, then size with rabbit skin glue with a 20 parts water to 1 part rabbit granules. Complete to the best of your ability. If life study is canceled draw from Robert Beverly Hale’s, “Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters”.
Using D’Arches 140 LB. CP. work with the newest 5 color watercolor QoR set I created. Get to a place of finish. Foreground should be bold and strong using 4 out of the 5 colors and in the background will add Titanium White. Some highlights may be applied on the form using Titanium White. This because the Mi-Teintes will most likely be a color, which will diminish the intensity of highlights.
Finally, the oil will be started on stretched canvas isolated with Rabbit Skin Glue and primed with a traditional emulsion ground. Then the image is inked on with India Ink bound with a shellac binder. This ink is applied using traditional bamboo brushes. Let the ink dry on the canvas. Once the “cartoon” is finished and dry, the normal oil painting process begins.
