You CAN Paint a Realistic Acrylic Portrait

“Can I paint a portrait?”

This is the question so many of my students asked themselves prior to taking my master class for the Acrylic Portrait Painting Challenge.

The fact is: yes, you can.

“But,” you may ask right now as you read this, “Will it look terrible? Will it even look human? Will the skin tones be muddy? Will I be able to get a good likeness? Will the paint layers get blotchy? How exactly do I paint a portrait?”

Again, these questions have been asked before. You’re not alone.

And I’m happy to say, that many of my students, an aspiring artist just like you, have taken these questions to the canvas, started painting following my step-by-step video instruction, and created a beautiful portrait. Even as beginners.

Now, I can’t promise you’ll be able to paint a Rembrandt your very first try.

But I will promise this: if you come with a mindset of being willing to try, and being willing to hang in there when the painting process gets challenging, you will create a portrait that is way better than you ever thought possible!

Some of my students create portraits that look professional on their very first attempt. Others create portraits that are much improved from what they previously did, but they will need to keep practicing to get better. (We all need to keep working to get better, myself included! 🙂 )

You can do this! I’ll show you how and you won’t be alone.

Last year, I launched our inaugural spring portrait painting challenge, just as the lockdowns of the coronavirus hit. Over 700 artists took the challenge, and I have personally seen many, many portraits that look amazing considering it was the very first portrait they ever did. You would think they had been painting for years! When they posted their portraits to social media, they started getting commissions! Others started painting portraits of family members to give as unique gifts.

Here’s what my student Rod Martin (part of the Realistic Acrylic All-Access Membership) created. Below is his very first acrylic portrait (on the left) and a more recent one on the right. I write this, he’s only been with me for a year!

Realistic Acrylic Portrait School student Rod Martin with his very first acrylic portrait

I am not going to boast in myself or my teaching. I do really care for my students, and I put everything I have into helping them paint portraits they can be proud of. But the real secret is I pray and God helps me not only to teach, but my students to apply the teaching and create something amazing. They take the knowledge I give them, put into practice with tenacity, and they produce a fantastic portrait.

So, take the 2021 Spring Portrait Painting Challenge!

You can register below and get started. It is completely FREE to join the challenge and participate. When you join, I’ll send you the “Welcome Kit” which includes:

• The Supplies List (so you know what you need to paint with us, your shopping list. 🙂 )
• The Reference Photo with and without the grid, high resolution, that you can download ready to print out or display on your tablet. You’ll be able to create an accurate portrait this way.
• The Palette Layout Guide showing you how to arrange your colors so they don’t get muddy on your palette
• The Master Class Lesson Schedule
• the Lessons emailed to you
• A private Facebook group to cheer you and help answer your questions
• And a few “bonuses” like opportunities to win my paid online classes

REGISTER TODAY. The challenge is ongoing, something you can do at your own pace. It’s not too late to enter!

Look forward to teaching you!

—Matt

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