Having become more confident about oil painting, Morisot worked in oil, watercolor and pastel at the same time, as Degas did. She painted very quickly but did much sketching as preparation, so she could paint "a mouth, eyes, and a nose with a single brushstroke."
Morisot, confident in oil painting, employed a technique similar to Degas, where she combined oil, watercolor, and pastel, and utilized quick strokes while sketching beforehand to capture the essential elements of a subject with a single brushstroke for features like a mouth, eyes, and nose.