“Anyone who thinks that drawing and painting portraits from photos is only for professionals will quickly change their mind in this course. With the cool step-by-step method, beginners can also learn how to draw and paint vivid portraits from photos.” Advanced students can expand their skills and professionalize their painting and drawing techniques in this portrait seminar. Drawing and painting portraits from photos is not magic.
This exciting portrait seminar vividly conveys the necessary elementary basics of painting and drawing and the smooth transition from drawing to pastel and oil painting (odorless oil paints). There is also a brief introduction to digital photography and image editing. These are mainly used here to analyze photographic portraits. Computer skills are therefore not required.
“Draw and paint what you see” is the motto of this exciting journey of perception, during which each participant learns to draw and paint what their eyes perceive, in a calm and pleasant studio atmosphere. The applied teaching method, through the decelerating approach to building the portraits, leads to a meditative and concentrated work process that is a lot of fun. The secrets of drawing and painting portraits are revealed. From the selection of a suitable portrait photo to the plastic development of a portrait, all painting and drawing techniques and preparations that are important for creating expressive and lively portraits are vividly presented and explained step by step with many hints and valuable tips. A seminar for beginners and advanced students.
