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How to Adjust the Eyes in an Acrylic Portrait

This is a small snippet of an intensive two-day workshop, where I help a student adjust the shape of the eyes in her portrait.

It’s a common problem that we face as portrait artists. I hope this helps you in your portrait as well!

Almost as Good as a Trip to the Art Museum

Recently, I was browsing a couple of my favorite YouTube channels, and a fellow portrait painter that I look up to, Mark Carder, mentioned this amazing free resource for artists on his vlog.

I checked it out and was excited.

I’m not sure if you live near an art museum or gallery, but in my opinion, nothing fuels inspiration more for realistic portrait painting than studying the works of the masters–like Rembrandt, Caravaggio, or Sargent. Seeing how they composed their paintings, chose their colors, applied their brushstrokes can encourage you to go higher with your own realistic painting skills. But most of us, even if we do have access to the museum, don’t have time to take the trip.

However, you can virtually take a trip to the museum with this free collection of high-resolution art images online.

I’ll tell you about it (and show it to you) in this video…

Let me know if you find this helpful!

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!