Portrait Painting

1. There are several ways to learn how to create a portrait painting. Painting a portrait of any person is probably the easiest. However, it does take a bit more study, time, patience, and practice to obtain a true likeness in the image. For beginners it is important to start one by one, "to finish each section before moving on to the next". When focusing on face there could be several techniques to keep in mind, but a few basic ones include the flesh color / tone and the shadows and highlights (which give to the portrait its likeliness to the actual image of the person being painted. Basic Skin Tone Colors- Any beginner would have to struggle with mixing the flesh tones, as there is no particular tome of skin in usual. Skin tones come in various different shades and textures (combinations, and highlights). For example, for making a light skin tone "titanium white can be mixed with alizarin crimson with a touch of cadmium red". If a little amount of cadmium yellow be mixed a warm color is created that goes for slightly darker tones. Ones you have about 5 or 6 tubes of color you will be able to create all skin tones.

2. All you need is to experiment and practice, until you find the right color mixtures for any particular subject. Never purchase any pre-mixed flesh colors. When mixing your colors be cautious not to over mix, which can reduce a color. Adding highlights and shadows Shadows and highlights are the most significant part of any depiction charcoal painting. This is because; the shades as well highlights can give the right outline to any painting. Some parts of the skin that essential to be painted much lighter are the upper eyelid and chubbiness of the nose and cheeks. One can create shadows by simply adding darker paint to your skin color. For beginners, to have an easier painting subject, it is recommended to have high lighting effect where light and shadow is in high contrast (onto the subject). Important note: While painting backgrounds, don't make them too detailed or busy, as this can draw focus away from your portrait. Rest important is to keep practicing to get hands on to painting a correct image of any subject. I hope the points above helped you in starting off with your interest in portrait painting. CONTACT US: 1st. to 3rd. Floor, No. 247, Busha Road, Buji Town, Shenzhen, Guangdong Sheng, China Zip Code: 518112, Ph: 755-28723729 Visit: www.dafenvillageonline.com