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Learn how to draw eyes using pastels
Drawing eyes with pastels will bring life and emotion to your artwork. This simple guide will help you master this important element in portraits.
Learn the key rules to creating successul pastel portraits
Mastering the art of drawing faces begins with understanding composition, a key element that brings balance, harmony, and personality to your pastel portraits.
How to paint a pastel portrait
Timothy Holmes demonstrates a pastel portrait on sanded card
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
