⇤

Bookings for Winter January 2025 are now open for current students only from the 30th October to 9th of November. Bookings will open for NEW students from the 11th of November.

If you are interested on being on our waiting list, please contact us on courses@artacademydirect.com with the course name you are interested & your mobile number. We will send you an SMS once bookings are open. 
Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists – Art Academy Direct
Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists

SearchPress

€27.95 Sale

The complete guide to painting the portrait in oils.

From Steve Forster, award-winning portrait artist and co-director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils in ten comprehensive chapters, each with skill-building exercises and QR codes to instructional videos:

  • Discover fundamental materials, techniques, and basic anatomy and feature development for creating an underdrawing.
  • Explore color theory and color palette structures.
  • Learn painting techniques, including different shape and lighting approaches.
  • Consider creative strategies for portraits.
  • See how digital painting techniques can be used to support and enhance traditional painting techniques.

Perfect for artists at all skill levels who want to explore capturing form and light through realistic painting techniques, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists shows you how to capture the human portrait from a diverse range of perspectives, flesh tones, and light effects.