Course "Portrait painting in oil"

NEW COURSE

BY JESSICA OLIVERAS

Portrait painting in oil

Learn the secrets behind capturing the essence of realism in your portraits. Jessica Oliveras guides you through the nuances of creating lifelike representations, ensuring your artwork speaks volumes.

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Welcome to an immersive experience in the timeless craft of oil portraiture! This course isn't just about painting, it's about seeing the world through the eyes of an artist. It's about translating the beauty of the human form onto a canvas. With Jessica's expert instruction, you will learn how to:

Capture the subtle nuances that give your subject character.
Employ layering techniques to create depth and volume.
Render skin with a luminosity that seems to glow from within.

Each lesson is crafted to build upon the last, ensuring that students of all levels find growth and challenge in their practice. Whether you're captivated by the rich crimson folds of a garment or the delicate skin tones that convey emotion and life, this course is your gateway to unlocking the secrets of oil portraiture.

Join us and transform your passion into a tangible reality, stroke by stroke, layer by layer, until your vision is not just seen but felt.

Jessica Oliveras,

the author of the course

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Lesson 1

Introduction

Organizational information, how to use the platform. The list of materials needed for the course.

Lesson 2

Drawing and first pass

Master different ways to transfer the image/reference to the canvas and learn how to check proportions in a drawing.

Lesson 3

Colour theory and colour mixing - skin tones

Study the principles of colour distribution on the palette and basic principles of colour theory: hue, value, chroma, and complementary colours in skin. This lesson is your guide to preparing skin pre-mix colours.

Lesson 4

First layer, part I

Understand the importance of the first layer. Learn how to paint the first layer of a face and understand the concept of value&contrast.

Lesson 5

First layer, part II

Finish the first layer.

Learn how to paint the first layer, portraying face, hair, scarf, and background.

Make a decision on the figure-background relationship.

Lesson 6

Eyes

Learn how to paint the second layer and do soft edges.

Study basic anatomy of the eye and surrounding areas and see the importance of the gaze.

Lesson 7

Skin

Understand light and shadow relationship, leran how to paint realistic skin and create a convincing 3D effect.

Lesson 8

Nose, lips, forehead

Learn how to paint eyelashes and eyebrows, nose, lips, and forehead. Lighten your light and darken your shadows. Add the final details to enhance realism.

Lesson 9

Ears, hair

Learn how to paint ears and master the translucency-chroma relationship. See how to paint realistic hair.

Lesson 10

Head scarf, background

Learn how to create expressive brushstrokes and achieve depth in your painting.

Lesson 11

Conclusion

Creative task. Under Jessica's guidance, you will complete a creative task that will help you work independently.

Meet your instructor

Jessica Oliveras

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With a professional artist as a father and an art book director for a mother, Jessica grew up in a small town near Barcelona “surrounded by art, artists, and art critics”.
Jessica is a visual artist, educated at the University of Girona in Spain, at the Middlesex University in London (in nursing and midwifery), and self-taught in painting.
She explores the balance of existence and non-existence through her art, blending abstraction with figurative elements to depict themes of chaos and change.
Jessica creates sumptuous oil portraits laced with a classical eroticism and emotional symbolism. She is undeniably influenced by the exotic and sensual subjects, with exaggerated emotionalism and drama being abundantly present within her works.
She has taken part in numerous exhibitions and is a winner and finalist of many art contests, her paintings are often chosen to decorate book and magazine covers.

Examples of Jessica's works

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Certificate of completion

Upon completion of the course we issue a certificate. The certificate could be used as a proof of your qualification's upgrade at work (if it is related to arts) and for your private affairs as a recognition of your mastery in painting.

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Which materials do you need for the course?

Oil palette (material and colour of choice)
Primmed canvas/panel
Pencil, rubber and one sheet of carbon paper
Medium (liquin)
Turpentine or soap for cleaning brushes if choosing not to use solvents
Brushes (synthetic hair round tip brushes sizes number 0, 1, 2, 4; synthetic hair flat brushes sizes number 8, 10, 12; synthetic hair filbert brush size number 14)
Oil paint (brand of choice). Colours: titanium white, naples yellow, lemon yellow, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium orange, vermillion, scarlette lake, carmine, primary magenta, cobalt violete, violete (dioxazine), veridian green, french ultramarine blue, yellow ochre, venetian red, burnt sienna, burnt umber, ivory black.
Palette knife
Cotton rag / kitchen towels
Good lightening
Painting easel or any other support for the canvas