Painting Portrait Tips / Lots of information about how to paint a portrait
Develop your drawing skills.
In order to learn portrait painting properly, it is essential to develop your drawing skills. Actually that applies to all forms of realistic art. I had the good fortune to have had an excellent drawing training at a young age. However, I know that many of you do not.
Today, May 18, I launch my newest video tutorial. How to paint a portrait in watercolour. Continue reading “How to paint a portrait in watercolour”
Portrait painting is not easy. It takes a while before you can make a acceptable portrait with a good resemblance. You know what I mean, if the intention is to paint your mother, you really want her to look like it. Not a painting of just a woman, no, it must be that woman. Your mother. Continue reading “Portrait painting tip: Try to make bad portraits.”
Portrait painting business: Above an image from long time ago when I just started my career as a commissioned portrait painter.
For those who would love to do portrait painting on a commission basis, once again, I want to give some advice. The most important thing I must say is: Make sure you’re good enough. Continue reading “Portrait painting business”
There are countless ways how to start a portrait in oil.
I have already made a video on Youtube with four different options. Three of these are based on copying a photograph in one way or another. Continue reading “How to start a portrait in oil paint”
These days, around the end of the year, Helma and I are busy clearing the attic. The plan is to make large cabinets with plenty of storage space. I am already looking forward to the carpentry because it has been a while since I have held a saw, hammer or chisel. Continue reading “Portrait painter, be professional, find a gallery”
Maybe a bit of a weird subject but not unimportant: Your artists´ signature. Often enough you see something strange in one or another corner of a painting: too big, to obvious, too clumsy, too sloppy, etc, etc. Continue reading “Artists´ signature”
Based on some portraits that I am currently working on, I explain some dos and don’ts in portrait painting technique. Of course I have to say my 10 dos and don´ts. So to say my painting style.
If I had to compose a top five list of my favourite painters, it would be no secret that Joaquin Sorolla would be there. This artist (Valencia 1863 – Madrid 1923) is the flagship of the Spanish Impressionism. Continue reading “Sorolla addiction”