Beginning to Paint: The Planar Structures

Beginning to Paint: The Planar Structures

John Singer Sargent strongly advised his students to spend some time painting the head without the features. That way you’ll acquire an understanding of the planar structures of the head in which to fully realize 3-dimensional effect in your portrait painting.

Module 3 is your initial foray into painting portraits in oil. Mixing flesh tones is a large hurdle to cross. Hence, you'll work with a limited palette of only four colors from which you will begin to master flesh tones

Beginning to Paint: The Planar Structures