Realistic Oil Portraiture: Conveying Detail and Expression
Beginning Our Painting: Defining the Features 2
A course by Alan Coulson , Portrait Artist
About the video: Beginning Our Painting: Defining the Features 2
Overview
“I have completed the eyes, but there are other features yet to be defined. Let's work on them.”
In this video lesson Alan Coulson addresses the topic: Beginning Our Painting: Defining the Features 2, 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
“Beginning our painting Defining the features I've continued with this process and completed the other eye. This stage is just really defining the shapes and the tone. We can review these at any time throughout the painting. My painting process involves bouncing around the painting, so, I will always look back at these eyes and add detail, add flourishes, it's constantly being reviewed until I decide I'm happy with it. So, you could leave it like this and keep it really washy or you could continue throughout the process to build more depth and add more detail, add more lines. Next, we'll con...”
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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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