Paint Portraits FASTER using the Alla Prima Method
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Published 2022-07-30
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Description: If you want to learn portrait painting faster, it's all about repetition. There is no better process for this than alla prima painting. This little lesson is taken from my new alla prima painting lesson on Patreon- available starting August 1st!
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My work focuses on the human figure. I've given drawing and painting workshops and demos throughout the United States and Europe. I have been making realist drawing and painting tutorials for two years now that I release through my Patreon page.
All Comments (21)
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I work in pastel and acrylic, and love one sitting portraiture. Most effective method for building confidence and on demand skill set
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i really love that you keep the refrence on screen for the whole time
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I did that when I first started digital art and had no idea how to really work with digital paints. The programmierest back then only allowed three layers so that didn’t help either, but after I did my sketch I worked my paint just like this. Section by section just blocking in the shades I thought worked, sometimes color picking when I felt my eyes were deceiving me (how could a shadow on a pinkish person be dark green?) and it was a wonderful experience, in all honesty.
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In the past 5 years I have not made a single painting, this past summer I started painting again and I had only 3 hours for a painting, made it in a single sitting. This gave me the confidence to make all my paintings in one go, since then ive been happily painting on a regular basis while making 2ftx1ft tall paintings in 5-6 hours max! And my technique has drastically improved!
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I love when YouTube suggests just right, it doesn’t happen often. Great tutorial, thank you! Subbed :)
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge for free here. I am starting to learn how to paint and hope to get better with time. It’s refreshing to know that everyone has the this looks like crap phase while working on a project. 😆
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Alla Prima is definitely the shiznit. I used to make really detailed drawings before painting a portrait, fixed it, and then layered on top. Over the years I've been drawing less and less in the inital stages, now I practically just go all in with the painting from the beginning. If a mistake happens, I just paint on top, and sometimes certain cool effects appear as a result. Great tut Stephen!
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What I loved about this painting was how you took a photo of totally blown out in the skin tones and brought a beautiful tone and feeling to the portrait. When I saw you mixing the flesh tones I thought, whoa, he’s going way too dark. Well done, sir. Thank you for this!
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i'm 2 mins in and stopped to comment on how clearly you have conveyed the process, the line 'linework to mass' and the term middle values, then light, then dark. it's a road map! thanks Stephen!
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when Stephen says "as absolutely Messy, as craps as it looks" I see perfection in the process. thank you Stephen this is golden
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i studied art and illustration (which included painting courses) at the university level at a pretty well-known art school for 4 years, and i never once heard anything like this in my painting classes. thank you, this would have helped me in my struggles so much!
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This practice and technique seems like it carries lots fo lessons across many disciplines, not just art.
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I don't even know why I am here, I suck at drawing. But i watched till the end because it's mesmerizing.
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Incredible explanation and demonstration.. I’m new to oils and learning a lot from about 3 people and u just made my strict list from the tons of online “teachers” PS you’re like the wizard of oz with that pallet knife…😅!!!
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Important point: it's efficient only after repeated exposure. A beginner won't have a one sitting session and make it look this good. Came out excellent, well done. :)
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finally, a teacher that truly understand the process and fundamentals, and isn't just a raging narcissist that wants you to watch them.
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This is something I've been doing with sketching for months, just to improve my technique. It's good to see that the old masters were in agreement about it!
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Honestly it’s cool to learn stuff from the video and comments even though I’ve never painted in my life and I have no idea why I’m here
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You are truly a great teacher... Learned so much from you Stephen ❤️
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Thank you for sharing your insights with us here, great job on this painting. When I do small landscapes and animals I tend to use alla prima, but as I make portraits I take my time, especially if it is a picture with a person whose face tells his or her lifetime story (with all the wrinkles, dots and small hairs on parts where you do not expect them to be). Go on with your nice work!
