Portraits of people with paints. A lesson in drawing a portrait with oil paints. Tools and materials

Instructions

Sketch it. If you are going to paint a portrait with watercolors, acrylics or gouache, you can draw a sketch with a simple pencil. Before working in color, the pencil lines will need to be lightened with an eraser. If you prefer tempera or oil paints, you will have to start your painting with underpainting. Draw a sketch on a separate sheet, calculate the proportions of the person. Transfer these calculations to paper or canvas.

For a tempera portrait, do underpainting with a tempera shade, which is in all elements of the picture. The shade should be light so that later it can be enhanced or overlapped. For underpainting, it will be more convenient to do it with acrylic paints. Add guidelines for the shape and apply a drop shadow.

The way you work in color depends on the paint you choose. If it is watercolor, diluted acrylic or gouache, you need to paint over the drawing with wide fills. Start on areas of your body that are not covered by your clothing. Determine the lightest shade that is visible on the skin. Mix the same in the palette. Try to mix in just enough paint right away so you can paint without having to re-match the color combination.

Then create a shade of eyeshadow on the skin. Using a wide brush, spread the first color over the drawing. When it dries a little, apply shadow spots. Fill the person's clothes in the same way. After that paint the face using smaller brushes. Do not draw the face to the end, it is enough just to apply the main shade and partial shade on the cheeks, temples, chin, next to the bridge of the nose.

Take thin brushes and paint all penumbra and your own shadows on the body and head of the person. In this case, it is important not only to convey the shape of the body, but also to take into account the change in shades of both clothing and skin. They affect the color of each other, so on a red shirt, for example, in the shadows, the blue of the trousers will be noticeable. And on the face there will be a warm reddish reflex from the shirt.

To make the drawing look vivid, do not forget about the glare. They do not always appear on the skin, but it is imperative to leave an unpainted section of white paper on the hair and eyes.

When working with tempera, you will not have to create large fills, but work "from a piece". That is, with small strokes, completely draw one area and only after that move on to the next. If you are painting a person with oil paints, pay attention to the degree of transparency of the shades that you are going to mix. This information is on the paint packaging. This is especially important when choosing skin color - if you mix transparent paint with opaque, the color will turn out to be heavy, unnatural.

At the final stage, the painting is also varnished, which additionally protects the paint layer from environmental influences.

It takes a lot more time to create a portrait in oil on canvas than other common techniques. Since, as a rule, the picture is painted in several stages, between which it is necessary to let the paint dry. When creating a portrait in ancient times, before the invention of photography, artists had to ask the person to be portrayed for many days to sit, and sometimes even stand in one position, if this was required by the plan. I had to arrange numerous sessions with breaks. This could take anywhere from a few days to several weeks, depending on the style of writing, size and amount of detail on the canvas. Agree that today, with our busy pace of life and constant employment, few people can afford to find so much time. Moreover, not everyone can sit for so long. Therefore, having ordered a portrait from a photograph, you will not have to pose for the artist for days.

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If you want to make your portrait in oil from a photograph, you just need to select a few of your photographs and approve the main one with the artist. If you do not have suitable photos that you like, or photos are of not very good quality, then you can organize a photo session, from which you can choose the option you like in the future. As a rule, a portrait is painted from one photograph, but to obtain the best resemblance, it is better for the artist to provide several photographs in which one can see a person's facial expressions, his emotions at different moments and moments of time. Since it happens that people in some photographs sometimes do not look very much like themselves.

And if you want to make a gift to your loved ones or friends, then photography can help out here too. It is enough only to find the most expressive photos from your album of the person being portrayed or those being portrayed, if the portrait is a group one, and select the best ones, of which, together with the artist, make a choice of suitable photos. After consulting with an artist who, based on his experience and professionalism, will be able to suggest the most suitable option for execution, you will get a really beautiful and interesting portrait. Also, if you wish, you can order a preliminary compositional sketch, made in a computer, on which the picture will be created in the future.

An oil portrait from a photograph on canvas today is perhaps one of the most original ways to make an interesting and unexpected gift. Especially if you keep secrecy. After all, the person depicted who unexpectedly saw his portrait at the holiday, conveying the character, mood and inner world of the hero of the occasion, will almost never remain indifferent. Such a gift will bring a lot of positive emotions for guests, family and friends. A beautiful portrait from a photograph on canvas made by a professional artist, a master of portrait, will be an excellent gift, original and memorable. And for very many years, the facial features of a loved one will give warmth and comfort in the house, decorating the interior with a work of art.

Oil painting styles can vary greatly. These can be pasty impressionist-style writing techniques, where brushstrokes of paint are clearly visible. Or, by the technique of multiple glazing, painted out details in the style of the Dutch masters, sometimes brought to the state of photography or even hyperrealism. Today, modern, popular master painters do not adhere to specific canons and styles, and very often combine various styles and techniques of writing from the past in one picture. So often only the main details and the center of attention in the picture are carefully prescribed, and the secondary details are written off with large strokes and light-colored spots to support the main composition. I am impressed by this approach in creating a portrait, because of the more lively, artistic result. However, if you wish, you can order the execution of the portrait in the style that suits you best. You can read more detailed lighting styles in painting a portrait in the section -> Types of portraits.

master class in watercolor

« The only expression allowed in portrait painting is an expression that conveys character and moral qualities and no temporary, fleeting, accidental grimace"(E. Burne-Jones).

The PORTRET-ART workshop offers you a master class on drawing a portrait with watercolors.

To create a portrait, we need:

Paper or cardboard

A watercolor portrait is performed on a special watercolor paper, pre-stretched on a stretcher. There are different types of such paper (you can find out more about this in any art store). Let's just say that Portret-Art recommends working on Torchon watercolor paper.

Brushes - brushes must be made from natural materials (squirrel, marten, badger or ferret)

Sponge

· Pure water

And, directly, watercolor paint.

construction and technique

Before starting work, carefully study the photo. Always start building with the shape of the head, oval of the face. First, determine the height (distance from the chin to the crown of the head) and the width of the head. Then you need to find the middle line, as a rule, this is the approximate line of the eyes (but not in my case, since a complex angle is chosen and there is a reduction). Make the lines light, do not press on the pencil (we recommend using a soft pencil), do not forget that the main work will be done with watercolor paint, obvious "black" lines can affect the accuracy and quality of your work.

After the line of the eyes is determined, we outline the lines of the nose, lips, eyebrows. We outline the shadows and highlights. At this stage, it is already possible to schematically show the shape of the nose, lips, eyebrows and eyes. Never start drawing a portrait with an eye, eyelashes and other small details - in case of a mistake (and everyone is wrong) it will be difficult to fix anything. With thin lines, we are looking for a shape.

The work is being carried out by the general masses, we must not get ahead of ourselves. We work with the proportions of the entire spot.

detailing the drawing with watercolors

We draw the details. This stage is the most difficult, because it is now necessary to achieve maximum similarity. It is important to convey the character of a person. The main thing is not to forget to take measurements that allow you to determine the relationship of certain parts to each other (see).

Now is the time to draw all the small elements. In order not to overdo it with detail, you can squint while looking at the original image (photo, nature). Thus, you will see those important points that must be taken into account - the main large spots, facial features and lines. This will make your job easier. Do not forget to compare details all the time - we achieve accuracy.

We outline the shadows and highlights.

Before proceeding to this stage, you need to get at least basic knowledge, pencil drawing and human face anatomy.

for beginners

When all the constructions are completed, you can start preparing the watercolor paint for work. Use a brush and clean water to wet each color (this will help you blend the colors faster as you work). However, this is done only for convenience.

We remove the auxiliary lines with nags or a grater.

We take a palette (paper, plastic or glass). Sometimes you need to use several types of palettes (for example, both plastic and paper) - such details come directly during work.

We advise you to start with paint by laying in shadows and dark areas of the portrait. Thus, the figure will immediately acquire volume. Take a thick brush (how much depends on the format of your sheet), make large strokes, use more water (something like a fill). Keep in mind that when the watercolor dries, it brightens. As for the color and its receipt - there are no specific rules. In general, watercolor painting loves personality.

We pay attention to the darkest parts of the face, trying to get a volumetric image already at this stage.

finding the color. work with planes

Now it's important to find the right color. Remember, watercolor is watery paint. This is what makes the watercolor paintings light and airy, but at the same time rich and bright. Therefore, when applying the first layers, add more water - this will help to avoid the "dirty work" effect.

It should be borne in mind that white paint, the so-called whitewash, is not used in watercolor painting, although it exists in some palettes. The lightest spots and highlights are white paper, which you leave untouched. In art stores, you can purchase a certain composition with which you can cover the places of glare in the portrait and the paint will simply not fall on these places.

Over time, try to limit the number of colors in your palette - this will make your work more natural and easier.

It is important to identify light spots on paper, they help us perceive planning and volume.

work with color

Of course, it is impossible to achieve realism by covering the skin of the face with one color. The more different shades, the better.

Do not proceed to the next coat without completely drying the previous one - this can lead to mixing of paints right at your work (although there is a similar technique “on wet”, but this is not about it now). The artists in our workshop use a hairdryer. In this case, do not turn on the hair dryer at full power and bring it too close.

Remember - watercolor is friendly with water. And if you made a mistake, went over the tone, over-darkened - a sponge and running water will always come to your aid. Wash off boldly (but, of course, do not overdo it).

As for the technique - everyone has it different, their own. Even if you try to copy, you will end up with individual notes. This is a matter of experience.

You can correct your mistakes, but it is even more important to follow the sequence, do not dwell on the details of the face. Now we need to find the color.

preparation for detailing

At this stage, you need to be especially careful to maintain similarities with the original. Do not forget to distract from the portrait from time to time (move away, turn away), because sitting for a long time at work, after a lot of time, you simply stop noticing your mistakes.

We begin to tone the eyes, lips, hair - preparing the portrait for detail. At this stage, as a rule, errors that were previously invisible become noticeable. If possible, we eliminate it.

We determine the lightest and darkest places - we work them out. Not only the copied facial features, but also the shape of the shadows will make your portrait look like.

Remove unnecessary pencil lines with nags.

We take a closer look at the darkest and lightest parts of the portrait, correct, draw the details.

DETAILED drawing. shutdown

And finally, the most enjoyable part of the job is the detailed drawing. Now we can see: where the shadow should be darker, where the reflex is more pronounced, where there is a lack of color, and so on. We refine these moments and take in our hands a thin (as far as you want) brush and begin to draw small elements of the portrait, paying special attention to the eyes, eyelashes, hair. We control the glare - without them the drawing will not be three-dimensional.

Do not forget that what is good in a photo is not always good in a watercolor painting. The same applies to nasolabial folds, expression and age wrinkles, and so on. Such nuances need to be looked at according to the situation. We focus on the eyes.

Add a background. You can also darken the lower part of the portrait, and then all the focus will go to the face (but in our case, this is how the background works).

Now is the time to draw the smallest details of the portrait and achieve the final resemblance. The background of the picture is underestimated, it often plays a decisive role in its perception.

The portrait will be the most original gift for your loved one.
Leave a request and the artist will contact you within an hour to discuss the details of the order.

With love and awe, Workshop

If you dream of learning how to paint a portrait in watercolor, then put aside all fears and doubts and, using this step-by-step drawing lesson for beginners, feel free to take the first steps towards making this dream come true. The available recommendations with step-by-step photos will help you easily master the basics of drawing a portrait of a girl with watercolors.

Tools and materials

To paint a portrait in watercolor, you need the following materials:

• watercolor paper;
• pencil;
• eraser;
• watercolor;
• brushes with a thickness of one to four (it is advisable to exclude the use of synthetic materials and give preference to natural ones: squirrel, ponies);
• a glass of water;
• palette

How to paint a portrait in watercolor: a step by step guide

1. First you need to build a face with a pencil on paper. For convenience, it is best to take a photo from which the portrait is to be painted. In order to correctly complete the construction, it is necessary to measure the angle of inclination of the head, the height and width of the head, the ratio of the parts of the face in relation to each other.

When drawing, you need to follow the pressure of the pencil - the lines should be light, non-greasy. After the portrait is completed with a pencil, you should erase all the auxiliary lines that were used to build the face, leaving only the main lines - the outline of the eyes, nose, lips, hair, face oval.

2. The next stage of the work will be the drawing with watercolors of the initial "frame" of the color component of the portrait. First of all, it is necessary to register the darkest, as well as prominent places in the portrait to obtain volume, but you should not get carried away with any particular area of ​​the face, you need to register the entire portrait with a thin layer of watercolor.

Advice! To apply large-scale shadows, you can use brushes numbered 2 and 3, for drawing small details (eyes, lips) it is better to take thin brushes - numbers 1 and 2.

At this stage of working out the picture, it is good to use the technique of staining, to prescribe the entire portrait with local colors. To better see what shade you need to apply to this or that part of the face, you can slightly squint your eyes.

In this process of work, you can not blur the contours of the shadows, but you need to be careful not to darken the light areas of the portrait. The first layer of watercolor should be thin. Watercolors must be diluted well with water.

3. After the first layer dries up, you can do a more detailed drawing: apply a background with a light layer (brush number 4 is suitable for this) and fill in all the white areas in the drawing (hair, clothes) with watercolors.

Important! The final detailing is still far away, but at this stage of the work, the watercolor should be applied more accurately and with jewelry than at the beginning of the work.

When registering dark places, it is necessary to slightly blur the edges between the color spots with a damp brush, forming them into a single soft shade. This procedure is necessary to achieve a realistic image. For this elaboration, brush number 2 is suitable.

On a note! It is worth knowing an important rule that you should not paint dark areas with pure black.

It may seem that black dominates in the darkest place, but you should not use this color in its pure form, without first mixing it with another.

To understand what color you need to mix black with, you need to look at the photo, squinting your eyes. Also, so that this color is not too active, you can paint it with a thin layer, and overlap it with another color on top.

4. The technique of painting with watercolors is a technique of gradually darkening a picture by superimposing layers on top of each other. But it is worth remembering that a watercolor portrait, first of all, should be "airy", so the main thing is not to get carried away with overlaying layers. The final detailing (drawing of the eyes, mouth, hair) must be done at the end of the workflow.

Before the final detailing for the effect of realism, you can slightly blur the edges of the face contours (eyebrows, lips) with a damp brush. The same technique is good for drawing the hair to make it look more realistic. The background can also be worked out at the final stage of painting the portrait.

Advice! To make the background with a smooth transition (from dark to light), you should make a tone stretch. To do this, you need to dilute the paint well with water.

The artist Victoria Lemtyugova shared her artistic secrets of how to paint a portrait in watercolor with the readers of the Wings of Inspiration project.

If you want to start with a simpler option, then by all means take a look. Here you will also find many different characters from popular cartoons.

Don't be afraid to paint! It's not that hard to make this dream a reality!

ATTENTION!!! Only on our website you can order a video in which the main stages of creating your portrait will be filmed. A video camera was installed during the artist's work. HD recording quality. You can download the video to your computer or other device. Video recording and portrait are great gifts for any occasion! The price for this service is indicated in the "Prices" section.

Are you tired of thinking about what to give your loved one or loved one? Maybe an original surprise is suitable as a gift? Most likely, it is the portrait that will pleasantly surprise your friend on a holiday, for example, on his birthday? It is good that you have come to our site and are reading this text. On our website you can order portrait from photo with oil paints any size, starting with a size of 20x30 cm (landscape sheet) and ending with sizes over a meter. Oil portrait is not only interior decoration in your apartment.

To order a portrait with paints means to receive a work that has family, material value. Our artist Dmitry Vladimirovich Revyakin is a famous painter, and the prices for his works are growing from year to year. By placing an order on our website, you will receive not only a well-done work, but also the artist's autograph (Dmitry's signature is placed in the lower right corner of the picture), because many painting lovers keep pictures and pass them on from generation to generation.

Watercolor portrait from a photo to order

A color portrait can be made using various graphic and painting materials, for example, watercolor, tempera; oil paints. At first glance, it may seem that it is too easy to purchase a painting with watercolors. In reality, finding a good watercolor artist is quite difficult. Such painting consists in light, glazed and transparent performance. It is important to convey glare, reflexes, color, semi-light, contrasts in a painting. Not just an artist, but rather a master who owns the technique of painting and academic drawing, can qualitatively depict a portrait from a photograph.

Usually, an artist, a master of his craft, shows in his work not only the similarity with the photo, but also the character of a person, his features, and the inner world. A portrait with oil paints is an ideal gift for a loved one. You can choose a category of portraits and order any format. On our website, for the convenience of calculating funds, all paintings in accordance with the volume of the artist's work are divided into the following categories: vip, deluxe, premium, standard, economy. To order a painting from a photo means not only to save time (after all, posing is not at all necessary), but also to save money. In the "PRICES" section, you just need to choose the category of the portrait, determine the size and call us at the number: 8 968 858 34 78
or write to email: [email protected] Call for any question and you will definitely be answered within 6 hours.

Portrait with oil paints from a photo to order

Oil on canvas portraits are slightly more expensive than watercolor ones, but the additional costs will meet your expectations. Oil painting on canvas is a job for a master with vast experience. Our artist Dmitry Revyakin paints pictures, landscapes and portraits in any style and is famous for the quality of work. To order a painting cheaply on another website means to put yourself at risk, because the quality of work performance can significantly deteriorate, and the shelf life of finished works is reduced to a minimum. We use expensive materials, and we prepare the canvases by hand. Strong stretchers, high-quality canvas processing, expensive paints, thinners and varnishes are all necessary materials to create an excellent portrait. The advantage of ordering on our website is the fact that you do not need to buy materials for the artist or order a frame for a painting. All costs are already included in the price of your order, and you can choose the frame together with the artist to your liking.

Why is a photo different from painting? Why do we recommend purchasing a painting, and not a photo printing?
Typically, ordinary photography does not recognize tints and complex color combinations. Most often, the tone in photography is the same foreground and background, there is no aerial perspective, which is especially appreciated in painting. An oil portrait conveys the personality of a person, in the picture you can depict objects that will serve as a clue about the profession and hobbies of the person being portrayed.

Taking a good picture of a portrait can be more difficult than painting it with paints. This is due to the fact that the camera changes color and coloring of the portrait depending on the lighting. A photograph cannot convey the same colors and tones that are in a portrait. In addition, the camera distorts the contour of the face and in some places the sharpness. All this leads to the fact that the photo does not at all look like a real portrait. It is very difficult for a customer to explain this effect, because a person has never encountered this problem. Most often, the customer trusts the photograph, and not the words of the artist. That is why it is more expedient to show the portrait "live", and not in the photo. Showing a portrait can be compared to measuring a dress or suit. Until you try it on, you don't know if the suit fits or not. It's the same with a portrait - until you see it live, you don't understand whether a person is similar or not. The portrait and paintings should only be viewed live!
Our site shows examples of portraits, but believe me, in fact, they look much brighter. And, no matter how hard the photographer tries, an oil portrait looks many times better than a photograph.

You can order a portrait in the technique of Dutch masters or the direction of impressionism on our website. To order a portrait in oil from a photo, you need a little:
- go to the "Prices" section (from the main page),
- choose the size of the future portrait and the category (the more expensive, the better the portrait is),
- call or write to Dmitry Revyakin, our artist (he will tell and explain everything).
An oil portrait from a vip or deluxe photo can be performed on the condition that you provide a photo with a person's face, photographed in close-up. The image is the person's face, the person's hairstyle should not be cropped by the edges of the photo. You can send for selection by mail not one, but several photos of the person being portrayed, with a note on the one that you like best.
Below you can see examples of photographs and portraits with oil paints (you can flip through the album).

You can keep the intrigue of the gift, because it is a great surprise. Of course, you don't need to pose to create a picture, for this you send a photo. All you need is a photo with good sharpness, which can be sent by email. mail. If you doubt the advisability of ordering because of the moments that you do not understand, then call us and we will tell you about all the features of the work. Call the number 8 968 858 34 78.

Watch a video of how portraits are created from photography with oil and watercolors:

Oil painting is a laborious process that requires maximum concentration from the artist. Such work may take more than one day, so make an application in advance, do not postpone it. It can take an artist from several hours to several weeks to paint with oil paints. The more time the master spends on details and glaze layers of paint (this is a very thin layer), the larger and better the portrait will become. We recommend you portraits of the VIP, Deluxe and Premium categories. The works of these categories can be performed in various subjects, with detail, in super quality. There are various techniques, for example, "Along the raw A la Prima" in one layer of paint or in several layers. If you need a portrait urgently, we will try to get the job done as quickly as possible. There were times when the customer took the painting in a day in its raw state.

Any painting (portrait or landscape) is sensitive to external conditions that affect its durability. We propose to cover your portrait with varnish, which will protect the painting from negative influences - light, moisture, dust. A portrait with watercolors, at your request, can be framed under glass. For a portrait with oil paints, the frame is selected individually. The selection of the frame depends on the color of the picture, its general tone and many other factors.

You can order any frame - from simple narrow to wide with stucco and beautiful patterns.

If you decide to make a gift to yourself or to people close to you, then do not postpone until the last day, call now at 8 968 858 34 78. The sooner you contact the famous artist Dmitry Revyakin and send photos for your future drawing, the more time the master will have to create high-quality painting. It also happens that you do not have suitable photographs to work on a portrait. In this case, we can organize absolutely free photography.

You can order:

• a portrait from a photograph of a person close to you;
• family portrait from a photo;
• portrait of an animal;
• portrait for passing exams at the art and graphic faculty;
• portrait with a plot.

Artist Dmitry Revyakin will make the most complex portrait with paints, even from black and white photography. To do this, you need to additionally describe the color of the eyes, hair or clothing, the features of the person being portrayed. Such details, additional information can be discussed in advance, for example, what color the background will be or the general color of the picture.

Applications for a portrait from a photograph on canvas are accepted at least one day in advance, and the deadline is 1-5 days. All questions of interest can be asked by phone: 8-968-858-34-78. Information on the cost of work is presented in the corresponding section of the site -