Portrait Painting Workshop

Join us for a painting course in London, designed to build confidence and creativity.



3 x 2 hours Class size 1 to 30 guests       £90 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

This 3-week acrylic portrait painting course in London introduces the fundamentals of painting faces using acrylics. Participants learn proportion, colour mixing for skin tones, and layering techniques, building toward a finished portrait while developing confidence and personal style in a supportive setting.
Week 1: Drawing and Proportions
  • Face proportions and guidelines
  • Basic sketching of a portrait
  • Introduction to acrylic materials
  • Block in main shapes (light/dark)
Week 2: Colour and Building Form
  • Mixing skin tones
  • Understanding light and shadow
  • Layering with acrylics
  • Developing facial features
Week 3: Details and Final Portrait
  • Refining features (eyes, nose, mouth)
  • Adding depth and highlights
  • Final adjustments and finishing touches
  • Group feedback and review
What you'll get
All materials and guidance
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Knowledge required
Beginner friendly
Session repeats

This class series runs over 3 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

Art Play - 5 Chelsea Manor Street, London

Closest stations are Sloane square and South Kensington

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Art Play London
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Art Play London was founded by Silva Castellani in 2018, starting in galleries such as Phillips, and pop up venues around London.
Art Play is now a new art studio which opened in East London in February 2022, where children and adults of all ages are free to release their imaginations and inner creativity.
Art Play has a strong focus and the environment and aims to educate children and adults on their environmental impact through art, using a variety of sustainable mediums and materials.
Art Play is part of the worldwide Precious Plastic community which means it will be a plastic collection point for people to drop off their HDPE plastic which would otherwise end up in landfills or the ocean. The plastic is then shredding and melted and turned into useful objects and pieces of art, such as plant pots and coasters.

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