Portrait Painting at Home

Have you ever wondered whether you could paint someone's portrait? Or whether you could learn? If you have, these workshops are for you!

Portraiture is a challenging discipline but a very rewarding one when you grasp the basic tools and techniques and begin practising. In this online art workshop, you will be taken through the fundamental steps, from learning how to work out the proportions of the face and head, to how to mix different skin colours and place paint on the canvas.

Your tutor will take you through simple and effective drawing techniques that will make portrait drawing fun and rewarding. You will learn how to draw out a portrait on the canvas ready for painting using these simple steps and begin to understand how to use colour to make a face come alive!

Students will be encouraged to go at their own pace and will receive continuous 1-2-1 tutoring. Your tutor will be demonstrating portrait painting throughout the session.

Your tutor will make sure you have the right set-up for live streaming in advance of the workshop so that you are prepared and get the best out of the workshop from the comfort of your own home studio.

• Basic colours in oil or acrylic paint - red, yellow, blue and white.
• A few brushes of various sizes - small, medium, large.
• A palette knife for mixing paint.
• A palette to mix the paint on (tear off ones are good).
• Paper towels for clean up (plus spirit or water (acrylic) to clean brushes).
• Pencils Hb and 2B.
• Eraser.
• Ruler.
• A3 sketch book.
• Canvas (board approx 16" x 18") or ready made canvases.

This would also be a nice gift for her, gift for mum, anniversary gift or birthday gift.