So here is my model, Miram. If there is anyone who looks "Mediterranean" it's her! With her direct gaze and soulful eyes, she could have stepped off one of the portraits in Faiyum. So now, I had to figure out how to do flesh tones using only four colors. Just to remind you, the colors are: White, Black, Yellow Ocher, and Venetian Red.
Ocher has a poor tinting strength but the red and black are strong colors. I was able to mix a passable flesh color out of ocher, venetian red and white. The red and black together made a chestnut brown which could be added to the shadows. I also decided to use that chestnut brown for the shirt with more black in the shadows. The hair is black the irises are red and black with black pupils and the lips are red with a touch of ocher and white. I did miss my beloved vermilion especially for the lips. When thinking about the background color, I experimented with adding a touch of black to the ocher and mixing it with white. The result is a beautiful warm sage green. Here is the finished product -- I hope you like it!
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