Painting the Figure 1

Black, white and grey paint:

Using tones and shading

Love conquers allMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 1601

St. SebastianGuido Reni 1615

CleopatraArtemesia Gentileschi 1621

Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault 1818

Raft of the MedusaThéodore Géricault 1819

Study of truncated limbsThéodore Géricault 1819

La ViePablo Picasso 1903

Blue NudePierre Bonnard 1899

Two FiguresFrancis Bacon 1953

Ethel AshtonAlice Neel 1930

Pregnant MariaAlice Neel 1964

TraceJenny Saville 1993

Painting the Figure 2

Mixing skin colours and tones using primary and secondary colours.

The Triumph of Venus,François Boucher 1740

Woman with ParrotEugène Delacroix 1827

Nude in SunlightPierre-Auguste Renoir 1875

Après le bain, femme s'essuyant le cou / After the Bath, Woman Drying Her NeckHilaire-Germain Edgar Degas 1895

NevermorePaul Gauguin 1897

Breton YouthPaul Gauguin 1889

Freddy standingLucian Freud 2000

Sleeping by the Lion CarpetLucian Freud 1996

Couple on BeachAlex Colville 1957

Man Taking Shower in Beverly HillsDavid Hockney 1979

John PerreaultAlice Neel 1972

Frank on a BeachDana Schutz 2002

The Autopsy of Michael JacksonDana Schutz 2005