Portrait Painting from a Photo with a Full Palette

This class builds on my first one, "Portrait Painting from a Photo: Underpainting"  Having established a solid underpainting in the first class, you are ready to move into color using a full palette. 

We will utilize warm and cool lighting to achieve dynamic colors, giving a contemporary feeling to portraits painted with traditional techniques. You will learn how to achieve a better likeness as well as how to paint convincing flesh tones. Lessons cover the stages for developing a painting in color, structure of the face and features, as well as value, edges and modeling with color temperature.

The beginner will learn fundamental principles such as how to mix colors and render form modeling. The more advanced student will discover how to take their work to the next level and achieve the finish that they desire.

Check out my other classes:

Portrait Painting from a Photo: Underpainting (part 1)

Portrait Painting from a Photo: Color (part 2)

Portrait Painting with a Full Palette

Glazing and other Paint Application Techniques

Composition in Art

How to Paint a Baby in Oils

Painting the Portrait in Profile

How to Paint the Flesh Tones

Contemporary Portrait Painting

Painting the Eye

Drawing Facial Expressions: Determined Eyes

• Introduction
• Palette Set Up
• Light Side Color Lay In
• Light Side Color Lay In (Continued)
• Shadow Side Color Lay In
• Big Form Modeling
• Features Handouts
• Blocking in the Features
• Essential Skills: Most Common Mistakes
• Essential Skills: Glazing Lesson
• Describing the Planes
• Refining the Eyes
• Refining the Eyes (continued)
• Refining Nose & Mouth
• Finishing Touches