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To get good at self-portraiture during your oil painting classes, focus on preparing the canvas, drawing out the major shapes, blocking out skin tone, modelling facial features, adding details and shaping the edges of the face. VR School of Art, one of the leading drawing classes in North York, Ontario, explores this 6-step process in detail in this blog.
Prepare the canvas by taking a large flat brush and painting it in a gentle shade of yellow. The idea here is to remove the intensity of the white canvas so it will be easier to paint yourself.
Start drawing out the major shape of the portrait, which in this case, is your head. Do not focus on details here. Instead, focus on the structural frame. Drawing in straight lines can help achieve this with ease.
Now, focus on blocking out the skin tone of your face. Use a large brush for this so that you are not tempted to jump into the details just yet.
The next step involves adding the facial features. You should still refrain from going to detailed. For instance, when painting the eyes, think of the eye sockets rather than the iris, pupil and other tiny details. A relatively smaller brush than the previous step can be used for this purpose.
Now, you can focus on details and try to match the skin tone in areas where it appears to be lighter.
Lastly, use a small brush to shape the edges of your face. However, remember to keep it soft in some areas, as it helps create more depth to the entire painting.
In summary, it is possible to get good at self-portraiture during your next oil painting classes by following these tips.
VR School of Art offers self-portraiture painting classes that teach this and much more to develop your artistic skills. Apart from this course, we also offer drawing classes for people of all ages. For more details, contact us at 647-894-7706 today.
Self-portraiture helps foster self-reflection, helps hone technical painting skills, and build confidence as well as self-acceptance.
Using warm lighting is a great way to improve your self-portrait skills, as it offers excellent highlights.