The Contemporary Portrait with Ruth Shively
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Course Description
A portrait class using expressionist colors and a unique way of using oils and acrylic Gouache to create portraits your way.
As a self taught painter I use my own technique to create colorful and expressive portraits, wanting the student to feel free and not constrained to a specific painting technique.
Techniques Taught in this Course
- Portrait painting
- Sketching
- Breaking down a face
- Working with oil paints
- Working with acrylic gouache paints
- Color mixing
