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Painting a Portrait from a Photograph


  • Orange County Arts Commission / Eno Arts Mill Gallery 437 Dimmocks Mill Road #17 Hillsborough, NC, 27278 United States (map)

Wednesdays: October 16th - November 20th
2 PM - 4 PM
$300 for 6 weeks
Ages 18+

About the Class:

In this class, you will be mentored as you develop portraits of friends and family members using photographs as reference. You will learn about head proportions and the basics of mixing skin tones. Among the skills we aim to develop are design, composition, methods for transferring images to paper and canvas, and paint application. We will also discuss what constitutes a good photographic reference for drawing and painting. Oil or acrylic paint will both be taught, and is the student’s choice. (For oil painters, only gamsol and other low odor solvents are allowed.)

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