Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

“We've reached the end of the course and I hope you have enjoyed and found it valuable. Portrait painting is a passion of mine and I have made it a life practice. I hope you are encouraged to continue your own journey towards a lifetime of creating fulfilling and amazing portraits. Nothing of value comes without hard work, patience and persistence.

It has been a pleasure to pass my knowledge on to you. I encourage you to share your artwork, experience and knowledge with other students here on the platform. When you post work, comments and questions to me, please be patient if I don’t get back to you right away, but I will try my best to get back to you promptly. Also, if in addition to the Domestika community, you want to share your creation with the whole world, you can upload photos of your work and process to Instagram with the hashtag #AJAlperDomestika Thank you so much. A.J. Alper ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project Congratulations. We've reached the end of the course. I hope you've enjoyed this course and found it valuable. First I walked you through the different tools and materials. Then I showed you an efficient way to set up your studio. I explained what you should look for when selecting a reference image for the painting, and how to adjust that image using Photoshop Then you started on your painting measuring from the reference using sight-size technique to draw in your initial landmarks with the paint. I explained to you the different aspects of color and demonstrated how to mix a...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (373)
• 11588 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 6m)
• 12 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting