Learn how to paint a portrait in oil paint. Full Free tutorial. By Ben Lustenhouwer

In this complete tutorial I show step by step how I paint this portrait in oil paint. How I make the flesh colors, the shadows and the light tones. I show my schematic approach. With accompanying commentary what I do and why. The entire video length more than 2 hours. At the point of 28:55 a slip of the tongue. I say When you cant tell its Green or Blue its Mauve. It must be Red and Blue of course, but you will notice that. CHAPTERS 0. Preparing the palette 0:44 1. A turpentine wash 4:13 2. Starting with the hair 7:46 3. Painting the dress 15:24 4. The darkest shadows 22:53 5. The face: The light flesh tones on the forehead 26:57 6. The light flesh tones on the cheeks 29:39 7. The light flesh tones on the chin 36:04 8. The lips 38:59 9. The eyes 41:27 10. The ear 47:28 11. The neck 48:22 12. Retracing for the first time 50:17 13. Retracing around the eyes 1:01:54 14. TEA TIME 1:07:22 15. Refining the face I 1:07:27 16