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Week 10: Portrait Painting with Hands I - Composition and Initial Block-in with Amy Florence

Week 10: Portrait Painting with Hands I - Composition and Initial Block-in
Create a Portrait Painting with Hands Develop composition for a large-scale portrait painting

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Instructor
Amy Florence
Subjects
Painting
Topics
Design, Head & Portrait, Light & Color
Mediums
Brush, Canvas, Oil Paints
Duration
2h 36m 2s

In week ten, instructor Amy Florence will demonstrate the sight-size painting technique on a half-body portrait with hands. During the first session, you will learn how to build the composition. Amy will teach you the importance of getting the surface of the picture frame evenly covered with paints before moving on to develop any particular areas.

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