Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
How to Choose the Right Reference Image
A course by Nikolas Antoniou , Painter
About the video: How to Choose the Right Reference Image
Overview
“It is important to have a reference image that you like! A reference image that makes you want to paint it. An image that already expresses an emotion, an image that reminds you of something or triggers an emotion.”
In this video lesson Nikolas Antoniou addresses the topic: How to Choose the Right Reference Image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint. Reflect the emotions of your subject by experimenting with ideas and accidents using different types of paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Choose the Right Reference Image It's useful to have a reference image that you like. The reference image has to make you eager to paint it. The image has to express an emotion and remind you of something. This will be helpful for you to continue with your process. You need to be careful when you find this image and that you really like it to be sure what you like in the image is actually your portrait. Once you find the reference image you like, it's important to spend some time and understand which elements you like from the image. Sometimes maybe it's not the main subject you like...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Nikolas Antoniou
A course by Nikolas Antoniou
Nikolas Antoniou is a Cypriot painter who specializes in portrait art. He first began experimenting artistically by recreating his favorite album covers in his school books. His cousin, an architecture student at the time, later introduced him to the medium of charcoal which inspired him to draw daily and consider art as a career option. Nikolas went on to study fine art at the University of Western Macedonia and, after graduating, returned to Cyprus to open a studio where he could work on his art full-time.
Nikolas’ style is inspired by the feelings and emotions behind his subjects and his work has been displayed at solo exhibitions and art fairs across the world. He has collaborated with galleries including Morren Galleries in The Netherlands and Alpha C. K Art Gallery in Cyprus as well as with companies like Absolut Vodka.
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