Paint a large-scale expressive portrait in twenty 10-minute video lessons!

In this video series, artist Paul Richmond takes you step-by-step through the process of conceptualizing, designing, and painting a large expressive portrait on canvas. For the first time ever, see his creative process from start to finish and create an expressive portrait of your own in this series of 10-minute lessons that will inspire you to bring creativity and self-expression into every step of the portrait painting process.

Participants will design and create one original painting from start-to-finish during this course, each lesson containing another step in the process. 

In this first-of-its-kind course, artist Paul Richmond invites you into his artistic process from the very beginning. Work along with Paul to get to know the model, create a reference image, design the composition, sketch the image onto the canvas, and paint it in an expressive, colorful style using either acrylic or oil paint. You will be amazed at how much your portrait painting skills will improve in a short time with focused, daily practice. Paul's gentle, lighthearted approach will make learning fun and keep you coming back for more. This course is great for beginners and will introduce you to the painting process while covering the techniques of capturing a portrait in an expressive style. No prior experience is needed. This is also a good opportunity for more experienced artists who want to practice a new approach to portrait painting.

Painting expressively is all about trusting your instincts and painting in a more intuitive way. This course will start at the very beginning and walk you through the steps and techniques of designing and creating an original expressive portrait painting.

• At the beginning, we will meet our model and take reference photos, which will be shared with all course participants.
• Then we will look at different ways to design the composition, infusing it with symbolism/meaning while breaking down the photographic image to invite more abstraction into the process. Several options for conceptualizing the piece will be presented - one using Photoshop for those who are digitally savvy, and another using collage and sketching for those who prefer a more traditional approach.
• Next we will cover the canvas with a completely abstract layer of multi-colored paint using a palette knife as a base coat.
• Learn multiple options for sketching the portrait on top of the base layer, including freehand drawing, using a projector, and using a grid.
• Then it's time to paint! We will slowly build up the portrait by adding bold layers of thick, colorful paint until the figure is complete.