Sorry I'm late, I had my hands full with a few digital sketches....and I've just become a father
Back to our painting, I've worked on the head , shoulders, the book and the rest of the dress..
I think I'll build up the couch she's sitting on tomorrow...
I've used a mixed blue for the dress basically French Ultramarine, cobalt blue, soft mixing white, some Rose madder and Payne's grey...very few.
The medium was a mixture of clarified linseed oil+drying linseed oil+Dammar varnish 2 drops+1 drop of white sicative+ 1 drop turpentine.
The amount could very depending on what I want...
so far mainly this mixture dries fairly quick, not too quick, has good flow and the dried paint layer is not sticky/tacky to the touch.
I didn't get this from a book I was just experimenting with some mixtures. And I did not use too much of it..just enough to sketch out and fill in areas of color fast & smooth. Then it was mostly color and brush pressure as before.
I know I'm taking my time with this, but it just helps me with my learning.
And here are the pictures....