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Portrait Painter TV is structured modularly, guiding you step-by-step as you acquire the skill set of a solid foundation upon which to build your painting career.

  • Frans Hals La Bohemienne: Painting the Pochade

    1 video — 1 extra

    A pochade is a thumbnail sketch, often an indispensable first step of a painting.

    My pochade is 8 x 6.25" on panel.

    Download the reference image at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/hals-pochade.jpg

  • Atlas of Facial Anatomy for Portrait Artists

    2 videos — 2 extras

    Acquiring a knowledge and understanding of facial anatomy is important to furthering your development as a portrait painter.

    The frontal and 7/8's profile aspects are presented both in video and text (PDF). This program is several decades old; the video is, well, vintage would describe it chari...

  • Thomas Eakins Alla Prima : Elements of Structure

    13 videos — 2 extras

    Acquire an understanding of the elements of facial structure and painting an alla prima portrait in profile in oil. You'll be working from a Thomas Eakins drawing.
    Before you begin download the supply list at: https://www.artacademy.com/TV/Eakins-AP.pdf
    Download and print the reference image at ...

  • John Singer Sargent: Painting Alla Prima

    9 videos — 2 extras

    Using a John Singer Sargent portrait drawing as reference, learn to interpret facial structure and expression while painting an alla prima portrait in oil.
    Download the reference image at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/Sargent-AP.png
    Download the supply list at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/Sarg...

  • Module 1 : Foundations of Portrait Painting

    20 videos — 1 extra

    BEGIN by downloading the Syllabus and supply list: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/100.pdf
    Accompanying each lesson is its corresponding reference image whose download link is in the syllabus.

  • Module 2 : The Facial Features

    18 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the supply list / syllabus: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/200.pdf

  • Module 3 : Planar Structures of the Head

    11 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the supply list and syllabus at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/300-Planar-Structures.pdf
    Download the reference images at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/300-Degas.png AND https://www.artacademy.com/300-frontal.png

  • Module 4 : Beginning Portrait Painting

    11 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the syllabus/supply list at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/400.pdf
    Download the reference at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/400.png

    Resolution: 4K

  • Module 5 : William Merritt Chase : Woman in a Black Hat, 1912

    27 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the syllabus and supply list at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/500.pdf
    Download the reference image at: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/500.png and print out on photographic paper to the same size of your canvas. Not more than 12x16" for both.

    27 chapters : 4K

  • Module 6 : Corot : The Greek Girl (Emma Dobigny)

    29 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the syllabus & supply list: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/600.pdf
    Download the reference image: https://www.artacademy.com/tv/600.png

  • Module 7 : Velazquez : El Nino

    23 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the syllabus & supply list at https://www.artacademy.com/tv/700.pdf
    Download the reference image at https://www.artacademy.com/tv/700.png

  • Module 8 : Velazquez : Portrait of a Young Girl, 1640

    19 videos — 2 extras

    Portrait of a Young Girl Velazquez' only portrait of a child who was not a member of the royal family. This informal portrait possesses a beguiling chroma and seemingly effortless brush work.

    Painting pale flesh tones is a challenge for every artist. Start too light and you quickly find yourself...

  • Painting Alla Prima Portraits from Photographs

    9 videos — 2 extras

    Painting alla prima demands a clear strategy. Establishing the facial structure is paramount. You need to look past the features to the constructive elements of form. As if you were sculpting in clay. This is painting with a tactile sensibility.

    Painting and photography are two distinct visual...

  • Elements of Portrait Drawing
    14 videos — 1 extra

    Elements of Portrait Drawing

    14 videos — 1 extra

    BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
    Download the syllabus & supply list at https://www.artacademy.com/300.pdf
    Download the reference image at https://www.artacademy.com/300.png

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  • Alla Prima 3 for 1 Special!

    31 videos

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  • Foundations of Portrait Drawing & Painting

    20 videos

    There is a yawning delta between perception and reality. We look, but we do not see. The realist artist's training is the stripping of the veils of faulty perceptions until the actuality of shape and form presents.

    Drawing and painting portraits is essentially about shape. And getting the BIG ...