Archive Monthly Archives: November 2022

How I Painted Smoldering Wick Acrylic

How I Painted Smoldering Wick Acrylic

I’ll show you how I painted “smoldering wick acrylic on a 30 x 40 acrylic on canvas.

Using the Renaissance-style glazing technique, and  I’ll shows how he painted, “Smoldering Wick,  acrylic on canvas..

To learn more watch my free video tutorial on how I painted smoldering wick acrylic on canvas.

How I Painted Smoldering Wick Acrylic on Canvas

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

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Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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Sketch a Portrait Freehand in 45 Minutes

Learn How to Sketch a Portrait Freehand in 45 Minutes

Find out how to sketch a portrait freehand in 45 minutes.

I demonstrate by freehand drawing a pencil sketch of my friend’s sister who passed away. (approx. 45 minutes real-time)

Watch the free video tutorial below to learn more about how to sketch a portrait freehand in 45 Minutes.

Learn How to Sketch a Portrait Freehand in 45 Minutes!

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

 

Paint Realistic Wrinkles in Acrylic

Paint Realistic Wrinkles in Acrylic

Do you have trouble painting realistic wrinkles in acrylic?

My first live YouTube video! Watch me as I paint a 16 x 20 acrylic portrait of an older man. I’ll show you how to add depth to the wrinkles in the face and make them look lifelike. This is just a small portion of over 5 hours of video instruction in my course on Painting Realistic Wrinkles in Acrylic. Learn more here

Watch the free video tutorial below to learn more about how to paint realistic wrinkles in acrylic.

Paint Realistic Wrinkles in Acrylic

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Paint Hair in Your Acrylic Portrait

How to Paint Hair in Your Acrylic Portrait

How do you paint hair using the glazing technique? 

In this lesson, I’ll show you how I paint hair in my acrylic portrait, using the glazing technique. It’s a combination of adding mid-tone values to previous block-ins that show the three-dimensional form of the hair’s overall shape. Learn more here about the step-by-step process of a Memoriam portrait.

Watch the free video tutorial below to learn more about how to paint hair in your acrylic portrait

How to Paint Hair in Your Acrylic Portrait

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

 

 

How to Make Your Portrait More Accurate

How to Make Your Acrylic Portrait More Accurate

Do you struggle to get accurate features in your portrait?

In this interactive video critique, I’ll show you how to make corrections to the facial features, such as the eyes, and mouth. A few changes can create a better likeness of the subject. It can make a good portrait, great.

Watch the free video tutorial below to learn more about how to make your portrait more accurate and how to make your portrait excellent!

 

How to Make Your Portrait More Accurate

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Paint Realistic Skin Tones

How to Paint Realistic Skin Tones in your Acrylic Portrait

How do you paint skin tones in your portrait that looks realistic?

In this 11″ x 14″ commissioned portrait, I will show you how I use the glazing technique to add nuances to your portrait–just a few touches–that make it look realistic! See all the videos here. 

To learn more about how you can paint a realistic skin tone, watch the free tutorial below!

How to Paint Realistic Skin Tones

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.  

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Varnish an Acrylic Painting

How to Varnish an Acrylic Painting

Varnishing is an important part of protecting your acrylic painting and making it looks its best.

Let me show you exactly how to do it, step by step. For the companion written tutorial to this video.

Watch my free video tutorial to learn more about how to varnish your acrylic portrait painting.

How to Varnish an Acrylic Painting

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me.  I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!