PAINT VIBRANT PORTRAIT ART

In this workshop I’ll take you through my process of painting a portrait of a woman in her mid-20s. I’m going for an overall painterly and expressive style that makes use of a vibrant warm colour palette.

I’ll start with a line drawing with some basic greyscale values blocked in. I’ll then use Photoshop layer modes as well as adjustment layers over the top of the drawing to experiment with colours, and begin establishing the colour palette. After I’ve made a few different colour mockups, I’ll choose my favourite to push further to a finished painting.

During this stage I’ll focus on some of the facial features and start to define the