In the paired chromolithographs of young women – one before a mirror, the other winged by the shore – I began identifying colour layers using a magnifying glass and my chromatic scale based on Universal Colour Language. Each image employs eight plates: seven colours plus a key line. The initial drawing reveals refined stippling and hatching to define shadows and foliage. Flesh tones are built through layered applications of pale pink, blue, and soft orange, producing subtle greys and depth through optical mixing. Contours vary in weight to suggest light and volume. Hair, foliage, garments, and sky are modelled through superimposed textures, with techniques ranging from crayon-like stippling to Benday screens. Gum masking reserves highlights, while a ninth tone – a yellowish white – appears in select areas. The overall impression is of painterly delicacy, with a sunset palette evoking translucency, atmosphere, and finely modulated contrast.
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