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Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

Reference and Image Selection

A course by A.J. Alper , Painter

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Audio: English

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About the video: Reference and Image Selection

Overview

“The foundation of a successful painting is a good quality reference. Working from a well-lit image, sufficient resolution and a wide range of value and colour allows you to paint your best.”

In this video lesson A.J. Alper addresses the topic: Reference and Image Selection, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique. Discover how to paint captivating portraits that capture immediacy and emotion with every brush stroke.

Partial transcription of the video

“Reference and Image Selection Now that we've covered how to set up your studio, let's take a look at some reference images in my Google Photos album. For subjects for portrait painting, I like to rely on images that I find on the Internet. These are mostly selfies and the range of quality of selfies can vary quite a bit. I like to use an app called Sketchy. This is a platform where people upload their own personal images and artists who are on the platform can then do paintings from them. So, I put together a gallery of images from ones I found on the Internet, a lot of these I found on Ske...”

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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

A.J. Alper

A course by A.J. Alper

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Painter

AJ Alper is an American painter specialized in oil painting. Though painting has always been his passion, his career first led him to become a graphic designer and web developer. He eventually decided to follow his creative instinct and dedicated himself to the world of oil painting.

Through his social media, he has created an online community committed to encouraging and educating his followers about the art of oil painting and portraiture. With over a hundred thousand followers, he started the 100-Day Portrait Challenge to encourage his community to express their creativity. His work can be found on the walls of Marriott hotels, Mitsubishi corporations, Philip Morris buildings as well as in various solo exhibitions throughout the US.