Painting Portrait Tips / Lots of information about how to paint a portrait
Each complexion has its own specific colour. Apart from the differences of race and ethnic origin, there are some nuances that often occur in almost every type. Here an example of a model with white hair and a ruddy complexion. Continue reading “Flesh colours in portrait painting”
In portrait painting it is all about putting the right colour on the right place.
As simple as that. And I’ve spent my entire artistic career with the question “What is the right colour and where is the right place?”
Major problems should be divided into smaller ones. Also in portrait painting. Like the composition, the drawing, the colour contrast, the ciaroscuro, the likeness. All these topics should be solved individually. So I was convinced of the importance of coming up with a reliable approach to portrait painting. Each artist has his own method, either self invented or handed by teachers. As a painter I am selfmade. Over the years I gathered information from wherever I could. I found my way of working, allthough I keep changing now and then. Here I like to share my experiences. Continue reading “Portrait painting lessons (5) flesh colours”