Paint a Portrait: The Fundamentals of Using Light & Shade

Do you want to paint faces but aren’t sure where to start? I used to struggle with the complexity and detail in faces; it felt overwhelming. It put me off even getting started. It was only when I learned a way of simplifying that retained the essential elements that I found my way into portraiture. Then, best of all, I found that these skills could be applied to painting anything.   In this class, we’ll learn how to paint faces from reference images with just one color. We’ll cover how to create depth and form, as well as how to simplify faces into something manageable. We’ll practice painting faces from different angles – front, profile and ¾ – working first on a small scale, then taking it larger as our confidence grows..ait.html