How To Paint Realistic and Expressive Portraits in Photoshop

There are many talented artists out there that are scared of painting realism as it can be intimidating with all the considerations that need to be implemented. It could be that you don’t feel you have the time, or you feel intimidated because you aren’t comfortable with your art skills yet, or you get frustrated and impatient, or you just don’t see the value in it, after all, we have photos so what is the point of painting realistic portraits? You’re not alone! We have all been there at some point.