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Portrait Painting Essentials

Elevate your portrait paintings by learning how to mix life-like skin tones, glowing light effects, and accurate proportions of the face.

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Portrait Painting Essentials

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In this course, you will learn how to paint realistic and expressive portraits. Develop your skills in mixing life-like skin tones, creating glowing light effects, and achieving accurate proportions of the face.
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You’ll begin by learning how to draw the head with a brush, using a variety of measuring techniques, then moving on to simple methods for painting shadows, halftones and light.

In working from professional photo-reference materials, you will create finished portrait paintings in the all prima technique, using imprimatura, ‘tiling’ colour, and glazing techniques.
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Emphasis will be placed upon accuracy, and capturing the subtle nuances of skin by adjusting colour, edges, value and temperature.

Instructor: Cara Bain

Dates: Wednesdays, –

Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM

Tuition: $259.00 USD

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Portrait Painting Essentials with Cara Bain

In this course, you will learn how to paint realistic and expressive portraits. Develop your skills in mixing life-like skin tones, creating glowing light effects, and achieving accurate proportions of the face.
‍
You’ll begin by learning how to draw the head with a brush, using a variety of measuring techniques, then moving on to simple methods for painting shadows, halftones and light.

In working from professional photo-reference materials, you will create finished portrait paintings in the all prima technique, using imprimatura, ‘tiling’ colour, and glazing techniques.
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Emphasis will be placed upon accuracy, and capturing the subtle nuances of skin by adjusting colour, edges, value and temperature.

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This class is hosted and run by Canvas Method Contemporary Atelier in Vancouver, British Columbia. Learn more about our partnership here.

Portrait Painting Essentials with Cara Bain