The 30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Happy Man in Black”

Would you like to paint an acrylic portrait faster without the fuss? 

Let me show you how in the latest episode of the 30-Minute Acrylic Portrait. I’ll demonstrate on an 11″ x 14″ commissioned portrait of a pastor (“the happy man in black”) painting quickly with no sketch underneath.

Professional portrait artist Matt Philleo painting an acrylic portrait in 30 minutes at his studio in Chippewa Falls, WI

Although this more opaque, painterly style is not as precise as the glazing technique that most people know me for, it’s fun to loosen up and push yourself to see what you can accomplish in a half an hour.

By the way, I will be adding more to this portrait after the show is done (maybe an hour or two of video),  and I plan on including it here as bonus videos in the classes section, here at Realistic Acrylic Portrait School.

You will learn how to:

• refine any proportions that were off
• adjust the original blocked-in values
• smooth out your shading.
• enhance contrast between the subject and background
• add detail

Interested? Sign up here and I’ll let you know when I post those lessons…

Okay, without further ado…here is Season 2, Episode 1 of the “30-Minute Acrylic Portrait.”

Let me know what your thoughts—have you ever tried doing a portrait like this and would it help you paint faster?

Also, I’m thinking of doing a 30-minute acrylic portrait show with my usual glazing technique, complete with a sketch underneath, rather than this more aggressive opaque style. I’m curious what we could accomplish in a half an hour with that technique, though we certainly wouldn’t be able to complete a painting. But the 30-minute challenge may push us to create the foundation a little faster, hopefully without sacrificing quality.

Is that something you would be interested in seeing?

Yours for Better Portraits,

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