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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

About This Class

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: $252.00 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.
‍
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