Color Portraits in Oil for the Self-Taught Artist

$250 or 4 monthly payments of $63

Color Portraits in Oil for the Self-Taught Artist

Course
69 Lessons

Learn to paint refined, colorful portraits in oil using a blend of techniques including underpainting, direct color mixing and application, glazing and detailing. This in-depth course covers it all!

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Your Path to Success

What you will get from this course

What's Included

10 Weeks (15+ hours) of Video Lessons available to watch immediately at your convenience
Bonus Lectures on brush care, proportions, tiling techniques, planes of the head and more!
Handouts and Downloads
Access to our community

and Photo Reference to work from!

What You'll Learn

How to transition easily from Drawing into Painting
Color Mixing & Theory for flesh tones
Structure and proportion of the portrait
Creating an underpainting as your guide for the color stages
Direct painting techniques, glazing and blending colors for a seamless finish between layers
How to create the portraits that GLOW from within through Glazing, Detailing and Scumbling Techniques

Flexibility, Community and Support

Flexible enrollment options - pay monthly or all at once
Stream Video Lessons, Demonstrations and Course Downloads
Ask QUESTIONS and get ANSWERS and Feedback through our community
Book an a-la-carte private mentorship session for help with your homework
All content is pre-recorded and accessible at your convenience!

Welcome!

I am so glad you are in my class and I know we are going to have a lot of fun! I want you to be prepared for the first day of class, so here a supply list so you can organize your supplies and get started!

There are a few things you can do before class begins:

Download the supply list
Organize all of your materials and overview the course
Check out our Community! This is a private group you can visit to ask me questions, get light feedback when you post your artwork and share with peers.

I am excited you've joined the class and I look forward to seeing your portrait! If you have questions, reach out to me at contact@leeartstudio.com

Best,

Brianna

Supply List

Course Outline

Week 1: Photo References

Download and use any of these photo references if you wish, I have included copies of each image with the grid over the reference as well as one without a grid.

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Week 1 Lessons

Welcome to week 1 of Color Portraits in Oil! This week we prepare our panel and start our drawing for the painting stages!

Preparing the Surface

Drawing the Portrait

Week 1 Handouts

Final Drawing

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Porportion of the Head

Week 2

This week we will transfer our drawing and start our tonal underpainting and also discuss the importance of value structure in designing a portrait.

Lecture: Values for Portrait

Transferring the Drawing

Underpainting Part 1

Underpainting Part 2

Week 2 Handouts

Ingres Odalisque in Grisaille

Ingres odalisque study

Van Dyck Color Portrait

Van Dyck Grisaille

Wolffaert Portrait Grisaille

Week 3

This week we dive into color theory and begin mixing our palette for our portraits. We use this palette to create a small color study in preparation of our larger painting.

Lecture: Color Theory

Palette Color Mixing

Painting a Color Study.mp4

Bonus Video: Washing Brushes and Saving Paint

Week 3 Handouts

Skin Tones Natural Palette

Color Wheel Mixing Guide for Skin Tones

Planes of the Head

Week 4: Part 1

This is a big week for establishing lots of core concepts. We dive into color on our portraits, but first we start with lectures on planes of the head, the features and a technique for blocking in a portrait called "tiling". Take your time getting through this material, we cover a lot!

Lecture: Planes of the Head

Lecture: Planes of the Features

Lecture: Tiling Technique

Week 4: Part 2

In these lessons we dive into blocking out the first color layer of our portraits which sets the foundation of subsequent layers.

Blocking in the Planes Part 1

Blocking in the Planes Part 2

Blocking in the Features Part 1

Blocking in the Features Part 2

Week 4 Handouts

Planes of the Head

Asaro Planes of the Head

Planes of the Head and Skull

Planes of the Head and Skull 2

Planes of the head Demo

Tiling Demo

Lips Anatomy

Eye Anatomy

Nose Anatomy

Nose Planes

Eyes Planes

Lips Planes

Week 5

This week we begin refining the individual forms of the face and adding more details to our portraits

Refining Forms Part 1

Refining Forms Part 2

Refining Forms

Week 6

This week we use glazing and scumbling to add details to our portraits

Adding Glazes and Details

Week 7

This week we add detail to the hair and clothing

Painting Hair

Painting the Clothing

Week 8

This week we add the final touches and make some big changes to our painting!

Color Study Background

Final Touches

Bonus Video! Varnishing a painting!

Week 8 Handouts

Final Painting

Final Painting Detail

Student Experience

What students are saying about the class

"I found your class tutorials very helpful, thorough and loaded with useful guidance. I’m currently rewatching videos and feel I’ve learned an enormous amount about all aspects of oil painting. The closeup views of your brushwork and continuous commentary allowed me to feel as though I was as close as could be without physically being in your studio. I especially appreciated the bonus videos on brush care, color mixing and planes of the face. Thank you so much for an amazing experience!"

"This course is very structured, easy to follow with clear achievement goals. The learning curve is amazing and will bring short and long term benefits. The information is communicated in an engaging professional manner. The work is reviewed in 'live' sessions and tailored to your personal development - in short, the outcome is work you can be proud of and knowledge that will help you to become a more confident, inspired creative - guaranteed!"

"I didn't know that I can paint like this before the course! It very well structured and full of very helpful tips and theory backed up by practice. Brianna supports and helps her students on every step. This course is wise investment for artist of any level!"

FAQ

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

How long can I watch my course?

All courses give you lifetime access to stream through your student portal on this website. Lifetime Access is available for as long as you keep your account login!

Are courses live or pre-recorded?

Our full length courses and tutorials are pre-recorded and you can watch them as many times as you like!

I occasionally host live webinars and events, so be sure to join our email list so you don't miss our announcements!

Can I get help and feedback from you?

Yes! There are two options for this. You can book a date for a one-on-one mentorship zoom session together where we can discuss your goals, get feedback on your work and I can demonstrate digitally over your work.

You can also join our community forum and post your general questions about the courses there. Anything more specific, like in-depth direct feedback on your art work, I suggest you book a mentorship meeting! They are offered in 30 minute and 60 minute segments.

I still have questions, how do I get in touch?

If you have questions, send me an email and I am happy to assist!

Our email is
contact@leeartstudio.com or click the email symbol at the bottom of this page!

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Color Portraits in Oil for the Self-Taught Artist

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