Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression
Influences
A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Here I will go over the artists that have inspired me the most, the ones that shaped my craft.”
In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression. Discover the vibrancy and versatility of oil paints to create an expressive portrait.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I want to share some of my influences, things that have inspired me, and things that really have driven me to become a portrait painter and pursue a career painting faces. When I was at school, I had an art teacher who was super inspiring. I was taking my A levels, so I would have been 17, 18 at the time, and he was somebody who gave me encouragement and kind of inspired in me that perhaps this was something that I could be good at if I applied myself. Another great thing about this art teacher was that he took my art class on a trip to London and at the time I was...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Alan Coulson
A course by Alan Coulson
Alan Coulson is an award-winning portrait artist from England with over fifteen years of experience using oil paints. He began a Fine Arts degree, however, after struggling to articulate his creative ideas, he dropped out and began working in fashion retail.
It was the birth of his first son in 2005 that prompted him to reconnect with his artistic ideas and explore oil painting. Shortly after deciding to pursue his dream of becoming a portrait artist, Alan Coulson was awarded a BP Portrait Award from The National Portrait Gallery in London. The exposure and awards he has received have given rise to a successful career in portraiture with clients including The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, Carlton Books, The Chronicle Review, Club Wembley, and more.
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