Oil Painting Faces: Steps for Beginners

This video breaks down my portrait painting process in oil into five steps that beginners can use to paint faces more easily and effectively. The five steps I talk about are: 1. Pick good reference -- not shown 2. Start with a clear drawing -- 0:00 3. Block in your shadow shapes with a simple earth tone -- 0:20 4. Introduce big shapes of color -- 1:40 5. Gradually refine the big shapes of color into small shapes -- 2:40 til end On top of these five steps, I have two principles I’ll discuss as well: the idea of going from areas of high confidence to areas of low confidence, and constantly looking for the most distracting error NEW — Download my guide to mastering your unique style of oil painting: B O N U S C O N T E N T View my full palette used for this painting, see my full list of holy grail art supplies, and download my favorite brushes all within my free guide to mastering your painting style: