Portraits
Portraits
How to paint portraits with character
Kathy Barker advises on how to bring a sitter to life by focusing on shapes and values rather than detail when working in oils
How to paint portraits in charcoal
Charcoal is a beautiful medium and very adaptable for drawing portraits – you can smudge it around or be very precise and detailed, as Kathy Barker demonstrates
How to paint eyes in oil
Kathy Barker takes an in-depth look at painting eyes, showing you how to capture expressions and emotions
The many faces of Portraiture with Heather Gail Harman
Clean, controllable and expressive, pastel pencils are the obvious choice for students. Heather continues her exploration into portraiture.
David Curtis paints a portrait of The Artist editor, Sally Bulgin
David Curtis invited Sally Bulgin, editor of The Artist, to sit for him for his Patchings festival demonstration. Here he recounts how he captured the first likeness in his short session in front of an audience and cameras, followed by…
Captain Sir Tom Moore - A Lockdown Portrait by Adebanji Alade
Adebanji Alade demonstrates how he makes art in isolation by painting a portrait of the now legendary Captain Sir Tom Moore