Mixed Media Portraiture: Capturing Expressions and Emotions

Create expressive contemporary portraits that combine realism and abstraction using a variety of materials and artistic techniques

• Introduction
• Tools and Techniques for an Expressive Portrait
• Creating the Portrait
• Sharing Your Art with the World
• Final project

Portrait drawing is an art form as old as time. Renowned artist and illustrator Daniel Segrove takes the classic creative practice a step further by incorporating mixed media into his work. In this course, he teaches the basics of drawing facial proportions, adding realistic detail, and applying abstract elements with acrylic paint, oil pastels, and colored pencils.

Turn something ordinary into an extraordinary work of art by transforming a realistic drawing with abstract techniques. Learn to capture the expressions and emotions in your model’s face and bring them to life in full color.

• About Me
• Influences
• Tools and Materials
• Techniques and Exercises with Oil Pastel and Graphite 1
• Techniques and Exercises with Oil Pastel and Graphite 2
• Finding Your Own Unique Style
• Choosing a Proper Reference Picture
• Methods of Basic Facial Proportions
• Portrait Structure 1
• Portrait Structure 2
• Blocking Major Values
• Blending and Detailing Techniques
• Abstraction of the Face 1
• Abstraction of the Face 2
• Final Changes, Additions and Tips
• Moving Your Physical Art to the Digital World
• Mixed Media Portraiture: Capturing Expressions and Emotions