Painting Eyes with Oil for Vibrant Portraits
Cheerleader Effect and Point of Focus
A course by Alai Ganuza , Visual Artist, Painter, and Illustrator
About the video: Cheerleader Effect and Point of Focus
Overview
“My portrait is finished, now it's time to analyze it. In this lesson I will explain some photography concepts that I have applied to painting to achieve a more "painterly" finish.”
In this video lesson Alai Ganuza addresses the topic: Cheerleader Effect and Point of Focus, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting Eyes with Oil for Vibrant Portraits. Learn to make expressive brushstrokes with colorful oil paint to bring portraits to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Cheerleader Effect and Point of Focus In this lesson, I’ll explain why I made some of the decisions I did while painting. I'm also going to explain what the thought process is behind the idea of some elements or some parts of the face, in this case, standing out more than others and why. For example, when we see a portrait, what is the first thing we see? What most attracts our attention? The eyes. That is why I wanted to center the entire course around the eyes as it's the most important thing. For the eyes, I have used a bit of a smaller stroke. I’ve tried to detail it a little more exhau...”
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Course summary for: Painting Eyes with Oil for Vibrant Portraits
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Oil Painting, Painting
Alai Ganuza
A course by Alai Ganuza
Although her feet were firmly on the path towards a career in sciences, Alai Ganuza decided to pursue her passion for painting and, in 2020, she earned a degree in fine arts with a major in painting from the Universidad del País Vasco. Her work seeks to pay tribute to everyday life with a unique use of light, color, and expressive brushstrokes.
Alai began sharing her projects on social media each day via Instagram Reels, IGTV, and YouTube, creating a growing demand for her content. It was through these channels that she found herself transitioning naturally to content creation with an informative approach showing how painting can be fast, fresh, and open to everyone.
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