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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
Kathy Barker takes an in-depth look at eyes, showing you how to capture expressions and emotions
How to paint portraits in acrylics with Jenny Aitken
Jenny shows how to paint acrylic portraits.
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
Drawing Portraits from Photographs with David Thomas
David Thomas explains the process of drawing a portrait from photographs.
How to paint ears
Kathy Barker looks at how to paint ears.
How to paint portraits in mixed media with David Douglas
David Douglas on painting portraits from a 2015 bonus features e-newsletter.