Gavin McDermott

Peter used Michael Harding oil colours

• Titanium White
• Cadmium Yellow
• Cadmium Red Light
• Alizarin Crimson
• Viridian Green
• Ultramarine Blue

Artists mentioned were:

• Kyffin Williams
• Lucian Freud
• Tai Shan Schierenburg
• Andrew James
• Paul Wright
• Tim Benson
• Hashim Akib

Initial drawing–on a white canvas–was yellow and red (mixed to make a strong orange colour), with a bit of paint thinner. Peter used a number 4 hog filbert brush. Same colour mix was used for the block-in, and then darker tones achieved with crimson and cadmium yellow.

Tone does all the work and colour gets all the credit

Paler highlights were applied with number 8 brush (pale yellow, using Cadmium Yellow and White). Thicker (cool) highlights were mixed with the light blue minty toothpaste colours.