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Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

Fixes and Fine Tuning

A course by A.J. Alper , Painter

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11,588 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Fixes and Fine Tuning

Overview

“You are close to finishing the painting but a few things still don’t look right. Well, there are methods and tools to find out exactly where things have gone astray.”

In this video lesson A.J. Alper addresses the topic: Fixes and Fine Tuning, 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

“Fixes and Fine Tuning Now that the painting is almost complete, in this lesson, we're going to look a little bit at fixes and fine tuning. One way I like to do that is to take a photo of my work, and in the phone photo app, compare the photo of my work to the reference photo. I can toggle back and forth between the two, and very quickly I can see the differences in proportion and anatomical mistakes I might have made. Let's do that now. Now that I have the photo and the original reference, I can see very quickly that I've moved her chin up, the eyebrow is a little bit lower, the hairline is...”

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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.