Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

Overview

“Finally, I am going to explain how to give the final touches to your portrait by emphasizing lights and shadows, and reviewing the planes and the areas that you want to highlight.”

In this video lesson Gustavo Velasco addresses the topic: The finishing touch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits. Learn the technique of monochromatic oils and create expressive portraits that capture the power of your gestures and the quality of the materials.

Partial transcription of the video

“the final touch In this lesson we are going to add some details, some final adjustments to finish our portrait. For this I am going to use smaller brushes, As I mentioned earlier. I will also occupy the smallest rag, in this case the paper cut into small pieces. I'm also going to lean on the rubber to add those glitters. I'm going to work from top to bottom. I need to give a little more volume to the forehead. Although I already have the main plans, I need to give this shape a bit spherical as well. Here I add some midtones that help me blend in with the stain. He also remembers that in thi...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Monochromatic Oil Portraits

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (82)
• 2856 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 25m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Portrait Drawing