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This workshop demonstrates the process of painting a portrait using oil paint. During the process we will cover the following techniques: drawing transfer, underpainting, grisaille, glazing, color theory and mixing, and direct paint application. This workshop includes 10 recorded lessons.

How to make the drawing for this workshop (it's possible to take this workshop without preparing a drawing, by using a method described in the first lesson)

Workshop Directory:Lesson #1Lesson #2Lesson #3Lesson #4Lesson #5Lesson #6Lesson #7Lesson #8Lesson #9Lesson #10 

Supply list:* A selection of oil painting brushes* A surface on which to paint (canvas, panel, or paper)* A palette for mixing paint* Paper towels or rags* A solvent suitable for oil painting (Gamsol, Spike Oil, or Gum Turpentine)* A fast-drying medium (like Liquin or Galkyd)* Willow charcoal* Tracing Paper or Vellum* Workable Fixative* The following oil paints: White (any, I will be using Flake), Ivory Black, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Venetian Red, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light

Reference image is attached. Enjoy!

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Portrait Painting Lesson 1

Comments

Lisa

I have drawn on my canvas in charcoal and in past lessons you have said that if you paint on top of charcoal the charcoal goes away. However I used Vine and it didn't brush off with the paint, it mixed black into with my paint and made it darker. What did I do wrong???

Lisa

thanks for the above and to correct myself it was Willow-but maybe I used too much-I will fix it next time -I just thought fixing it would make an even darker area-BTW I watch you every day-you are such a good instructor. I hope to someday come to NY and take some lessons!

Karah Sullivan

Can you please send me the link for your video on mediums and solvents? Thank you

Paul ward

Hey Ken great lesson just starting to catch up. My wife is studying embroidery at the royal school of needlework and they still use the prick and pounce technique for applying the design from paper to canvas!

Paul ward

Susans tutor has said first the pounce part of it they use thinned paint as a piece can take months to do so it has to be more permant secondly they are marked as to how clean the fabric is so having charcoal near it is a bad idea! I sort of can see the points they make but still think your technique makes life easier ! https://royal-needlework.org.uk/