Limited Palette color break-downs, Carolus Duran detail, John Sargent.

Humanist, realist, classical realism, limited palette.

Studies of the skull, head & planar, Russian Academy.

Classical anatomy, drawing, realism, figure drawing.

Link to the Getty Collection, close-up zoom-in. @ http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=313

classical figure drawing, red chalk, drapery study.

Basic constructs of the eye and mouth.

classic realism, figure drawing, portrait drawing.

Solomon J. Solomon link to online book http://www.painting-technique.com/painting_1.html @ http://underpaintings.blogspot.com/2011/09/color-palettes-solomon-j-solomon-1860.html

Great Link to all things Vermeer @ http://www.essentialvermeer.com/index.html

Link to Ingres Drawing Techniques, Materials, Paer, Etc. Check out the Highly detailed zoom function. http://www.themorgan.org/collections/works/ingres/drawing.asp?page=3