How to Get a Likeness in Portrait Painting
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Published 2021-08-06
How to Get a Likeness in Portrait Painting
Master portraitist Kevin Murphy explains what really matters in order to get a likeness for painting portraits and make it look like the person you are painting.
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Chapters:
0:00 Viewing shadow & light as abstracts
0:10 Process for getting a likeness
1:20 Using a big brush to get likeness
1:54 Finding overarching shapes for likeness
2:40 What parts of the head structure are the most important?
3:19 How much shadow vs light
4:12 What really matters in getting likeness
4:24 Getting past the "ugly" phase
5:34 Taking the time
All Comments (18)
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How do you render Japanese skin tones? I donβt want my renderings to go βflatβ or muddy.
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The way he explained. And how you demonstrated his explanation.. Thank you very very much to made it very clear.
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I need to watch this video again to fully commit to success. Thanks so much for the advice. Blessings and take care.
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Awesome thanks
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Thank you! I struggle so much with portraits. This is so helpful.
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honestky less than a minute in and he alredy gave the best what is painting break down AND tips to get likness incredible teacher
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can I just say piper is so beautiful!!
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Thanks for this.
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Thanks and thumbs up. π
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I've signed up for this program and really appreciate these other videos; they answer a lot of questions for me. Can't wait for my first box of paint things to arrive :)
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Nice! I like this one!
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Your Team very helpful
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Superb, bro.
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This is good advice, thanks dude
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Your art pack for your course do you ship to new Zealand?
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is there any full version of this available for these videos, or are they just cut from a premium course ,because if not I'd like more complete look at this THANKS
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I want to know last sentence please. "If you want to run a marathon, then ......"
