30-Minute Acrylic Portrait – Realistic Acrylic Portrait School

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Profile of Woman With Dark Skin Tones and Red Hair

I’ll show you a 30 minute portrait of a woman with red hair and a dark skin tone!

In this alla prima portrait of a woman with red hair and dark skin tones, we explore the contrast between the highlights and shadows on her face and hair—real time, in a half hour. Enjoy!

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30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Serious Self-Portrait”

I’ll show you how I do a “serious” self-portrait, alla prima.

I like the contrast and strong lighting on my face. It makes for a dynamic portrait, where it is fairly easy to build volume and form. In this video, I demonstrate how you can paint a portrait quickly, either to use as a study or the underpainting for a more polished work. Try this exercise and see what you can accomplish in a half-hour!

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Thoughtful Woman in Black

I’ll show you how I paint an acrylic portrait in half an hour.

I am working on a portrait of a thoughtful woman with black hair and black clothing. The strong shadows on her face and her slight smile make for a very interesting subject to paint. Follow along with me as I endeavor to quickly capture anatomy, likeness, value, and skin tones.

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30 Minute Acrylic Portrait: (Landscape Special) “Golden Fields under Crimson Trees”

Painting a landscape using the Alla Prima technique!

This is a special edition of the 30-minute acrylic portrait, where today I paint a landscape, using the same alla prima technique. The fall colors are gorgeous in Wisconsin, and I’m so blessed to be able to walk into my backyard, and see an expansive vista of trees and hills.

Vibrant reds, yellows and oranges are already beginning to frost the tips of the trees here. I decided to do a painting based on a photo I took. They complement the golden fields perfectly. Enjoy this half an hour of painting, I hope it inspires you to try your own!

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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 Use Halation to Add Vibrancy and Realism in Acrylic

Which technique did you use to create your acrylic portrait?

Working on that painting of Moses, Aaron and Hur again (the 30 x 40 Amalekite/ Israelite battle scene) and I’m concentrating on the background. To take nondescript forms of soldiers in the distance and make them look realistic without over-detailing is tricky. And then adding sunlight to the mix is even more challenging.

What technique to use?

I use halation. Halation is a technique that was extensively employed by Wayne Thiebaud in his realism/abstraction paintings to add visual excitement, energy, and vibrancy to his paintings. It involves taking a saturated color mixture and painting it along the transition point between a light and dark value.

I’ll show you how to do it in this video!

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Old Man with Black Cap”

Painting a acrylic portrait in half an hour.

It’s time for another 30-minute acrylic portrait, where we paint a portrait in acrylic in half an hour. Unedited, raw footage, not a timelapse. See what is possible in a shorter amount of time! In this video, I will show you how to arrange the composition, block in the value structure, mix skin tones, and add detail.

By watching this video, and trying the exercise yourself, you can learn to prioritize your painting, get more done, and just have fun!

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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 Save Money on Your Acrylic Paint

Artists can save up to 50% or more on acrylic paint.

Save up to 50% or more on acrylic paint (vs name-brand acrylic purchased from your local art store) here

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Pensive Man in Blue

Learn the 30-minute acrylic painting technique that brings this portrait to life with a few genuine strokes.

Back to another 30-minute acrylic portrait, where we paint an acrylic portrait, Alla Prima, in a half-hour. Learn to paint faster and more efficiently as you watch over my shoulder. We are painting a pensive-looking man in a blue shirt with strong lighting on his facial features to help us sculpt the forms right away.

Let me know if you are planning to paint a 30-minute acrylic portrait and how I can help! Leave me a comment below. What do you think of this painting? Want to see more of these? Let me know that too.

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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.

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,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Friendly Young Man in Blue”

Learn how to paint a portrait in 30-minute acrylic portrait.

Learn how to paint an acrylic portrait faster! I’ll demonstrate, in real-time, an all prima portrait of a smiling young man with strong cast shadows and warm skin tones. This portrait is painted within 30 minutes. It’s a fun exercise you can do to see how efficient you can get with your color choices, mixing and brushwork. Enjoy!

Watch the video below to learn more about the 30-minute acrylic portrait and improve your painting.

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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.

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,

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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Pensive Young Woman with Red Hair”

Learn how to paint an acrylic portrait faster!

I’ll demonstrate, in real-time, an Alla prima portrait of a pensive young woman with red hair. I like the expression on her face and the way the light plays on her angled features. This portrait is painted within 30 minutes. It’s a fun exercise you can do to see how efficient you can get with your color choices, mixing and brushwork. Enjoy!

Watch the video below to learn more about the 30-minute acrylic portrait and improve your painting.

LEARN MORE

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,

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!

Category Archives for 30-Minute Acrylic Portrait

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Profile of Woman With Dark Skin Tones and Red Hair

I’ll show you a 30 minute portrait of a woman with red hair and a dark skin tone!

LEARN MORE

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

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Serious Self-Portrait”

I’ll show you how I do a “serious” self-portrait, alla prima.

LEARN MORE

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Thoughtful Woman in Black

I’ll show you how I paint an acrylic portrait in half an hour.

LEARN MORE

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

30 Minute Acrylic Portrait: (Landscape Special) “Golden Fields under Crimson Trees”

Painting a landscape using the Alla Prima technique!

How to Use Halation to Add Vibrancy and Realism in Acrylic

Which technique did you use to create your acrylic portrait?

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Old Man with Black Cap”

Painting a acrylic portrait in half an hour.

How to Save Money on Your Acrylic Paint

Artists can save up to 50% or more on acrylic paint.

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Pensive Man in Blue

Learn the 30-minute acrylic painting technique that brings this portrait to life with a few genuine strokes.

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Friendly Young Man in Blue”

Learn how to paint a portrait in 30-minute acrylic portrait.

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Pensive Young Woman with Red Hair”

Learn how to paint an acrylic portrait faster!