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Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

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Overview

Discover how to paint captivating portraits that capture immediacy and emotion with every brush stroke
  • Introduction
  • Tools, Materials and Setup
  • Ready Set Go
  • Final Stages
  • Final project
Oil paint is a versatile and vibrant medium that allows you to create expressive artwork, which captures the essence of your subject. In this course, learn how to paint striking oil portraits alongside renowned painter AJ Alper. He specializes in oil painting and is passionate about the language it conveys when depicting people, faces, and emotions.

Embark on an oil painting journey as AJ guides you step-by-step through the artistic process. Learn how to set up your palette through color mixing and explore composition and brush stroke techniques to achieve captivating results.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Tools and Materials
  • Setup and Studio
  • Reference and Image Selection
  • Preparing the Image in Photoshop
  • Drawing with Paint
  • Color Mixing and Viscosity
  • Mixing Flesh Tones
  • Blocking in Color
  • Creating Dimension 1
  • Creating Dimension 2
  • Fixes and Fine Tuning
  • Drying and Varnishing
  • Storing and Shipping
  • Expressive Oil Portraiture: Explore the Alla Prima Technique

Taught by

A.J. Alper

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