How to Paint Oil Portraits the Easy Way

Get great faces using oil painting techniques to learn how to paint an eye, nose, mouth, ear, hair and skin tones.

Luana Luconi Winner | Runtime (123 min)

Learn how to paint great faces in oil with these easy lessons from Luana Luconi Winner. In this portrait painting video, you’ll paint each feature of the face: the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and hair from different angles and perspectives, so that each depiction is realistic to the person you’re painting. Then, in a step-by-step portrait demonstration, learn how to put all the features together for a great portrait of a handsome young man.

Watch this oil painting tutorial for: 

  • Art lessons on how to paint faces in oil
  • Tips for painting realistic eyes, noses, mouths, ears and hair
  • Color mixing techniques for matching hair and skin tones
  • Steps to paint an oil portrait from start to finish
  • Oil painting techniques, including blending and layering color, brushstrokes, contouring, and more
  • Steps for working dark to light

Preview How to Paint Oil Portraits the Easy Way now to learn how to paint an eye in oil, and learn how to paint the color of teeth (hint: they aren’t bright white). Then, learn how different areas of the face have warmer or cooler tones.

Materials:

Oils:
  • Titanium White
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Warm Red – Cadmium Red
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Sap Green
Brushes:
  • Large bristle
  • Fan brush for blending
  • Soft mop brush
  • Sable brushes
  • Synthetics
Other:
  • Palette knives
  • Color wheel
  • Sketchbooks
  • Pencils 2B-2H
  • charcoal
Surfaces:
  • Canvas Paper for practice
  • Ampersand Gesso board

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  Olga  10/15/2017


  Nigel  10/11/2017


  Laurie  9/27/2017


  Judith  7/5/2017
would have liked to known more about the colours she used. Couldn't quite see the ratio she used to get the colours. Apart from that loved it watched it twice.


  Ute  4/25/2017
Absolutely brilliant how she simplifies shapes into geometric components that then lead to facial features reflecting the subject and their unique expressions. This makes painting faces so accessible, I purchased the book. I figure it will be an invaluable reference.


  William  2/17/2017


  Louetta  3/6/2015
Watched several times often repeating segments to check if I missed anything. Lot of information for those starting and who have done portraits for awhile. After years of doing portraits some things are done by rote without thinking why it is you put the shadow here or highlight there. Instruction covers basic structure of facial features without a medical review of anatomy to accomplish that goal. Excellent presentation.


  Susan  8/30/2014
Really excellent video. The detailed look at how to paint each feature first, followed at the end with a full portrait demo was very helpful. I will be watching this many times more as I paint along with it. Better than a class because it can be paused and re-run as often as is necessary to grasp the techniques demonstrated.



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