How Do you Paint Realistic Hair in Acrylic Portrait

How do you add shadows and give the illusion of wet, stringy hair?

Many artists struggle to paint hair that looks lifelike. In this video, I’ll show you, to use a size #6 round brush. This is the sixth video in our series of oval acrylic portraits. I’m painting in the acrylic glazing technique so it will take some time to build up the richness of color and depth. You can learn how to do this too! There will be more videos to follow.

Watch the free tutorial below to learn more about how you can paint realistic hair in an acrylic portrait.

How Do you Paint Realistic Hair in Acrylic Portrait

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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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