30 Minute Acrylic Portrait: Elderly Woman Praying, REALISTIC PORTRAIT PAINTING TUTORIAL

Get my FREE Fix Muddy Skin Tones PDF Guide and improve your portrait Learn how to paint an acrylic portrait faster I ll demonstrate, in realtime, an alla prima, freehand portraitfrom start to finishof an elderly woman with a white bonnet, head covering. The portrait depicts her with head bowed, praying. The 30minute is a fun exercise to see how efficient you can get with your color choices, mixing and brushwork. If you do this regularly, it will help you become a better artist. To prepare for this 8 x 10 portrait, I added a raw umber dark, ultramarine blue ground, and painted on top. I love the chiaroscuro highlights and the sense of drama shown in the reference photo. It reminds me of an Old Master s portrait, so this was wonderful to paint from. At the end of it, I found myself wanting to put more work into the portrait. I like how it turned out for the time spent, but there are some unr