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How to paint a pastel portrait
Timothy Holmes demonstrates a pastel portrait on sanded card
Developing portraits into stained glass panels with Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor shares how a sketch of his daughter led him onto an exciting artistic journey to exploring stained glass.
Create a good oil portrait painting
Learn the skill of portrait painting with Scott Bridgwood as he shows that the ability to paint a good likeness in portraiture, is a skill which can be acquired.
How to paint monochrome studies
Use monochrome to help understand the importance of tone in your portraits.
Paint a portrait of Father Christmas on recycled cardboard with Liz Chaderton
Reduce, reuse, recycle! Follow Liz Chaderton as she paints a jolly portrait of Father Christmas on packaging cardboard.
How to paint facial features with Hazel Soan
Hazel Soan looks closely at the eyes, nose and mouth – what to look for, what to include and what to leave out of your watercolour portraits.
How to mix skin tones in watercolour with Tony Paul
Easy-to-follow recipes for mixing fair and dark skin tones, for watercolour portrait paintings.
How to Mix Dark Skin Tones by Tony Paul
Tonal Thinking by Tony Paul, Leisure Painter July 2013
How to paint noses
Kathy Barker takes you through the basics of how to painta nose
How to paint mouths
Kathy Barker shows how to paint lips for portraiture
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