Painting Portraits, Start to Finish, for Time Magazine

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Published 2024-05-17
Walkthrough of my portrait painting process , from the drawing to finished painting. I was recently asked to create five portrait illustration for Time Magazine's Health Issue.

This art was completed using colored pencils, acrylic paint, and bristol vellum paper.

All Comments (21)
  • With all this AI garbage it’s so nice to see old school mediums again in media. There’s nothing like ir
  • Thanks for sharing that! I didnt know that Time still hired traditional illustrators. That was always my dream. I just assumed everything was digital now. Presumably cheaper, quicker, editable. So glad to hear traditional illustrators have not been completely pushed out!!!!
  • @ananananabop
    This is really cool, thanks for talking about what’s on your mind while you paint. It’s heartening to know that even experienced professional artists go through a: “oh no this looks bad” phase in their painting 😂
  • @glass-yuzu
    the jump from initial sketch to the mode detailed one was something else! great work !
  • @nichadaye1007
    Wow for showing how you paint. I just painted 2 portraits not good but I’m still learning.
  • @katjamohr8097
    ❤thank you so much for sharing your process ❤ So good to hear you re in the same.... to trust the process....
  • @ItsThreezy
    I've been following you on IG for a while, but its great to see you're on Youtube!
  • @napo3091
    Very interesting! love hearing about fellow artists process and techniques!
  • @SeaMonkey137
    Very nice work! Love to see traditional media in illustrations.
  • @hollyw378
    Thank you for taking the time to share your process!
  • @MrShunkawarakin
    This is a great video that I have watched over and over, each time gleaning new tidbits of helpful information. Thank you, and please keep 'em coming!
  • @Upstart800
    Cool, thanks for showing us the process. They all came out great.
  • @snargaloophan
    Hey Jon! I've admired your art for a long time and have always appreciated the personality the you dictate through your pieces, as well as the vivid pop of color. your art in particular has always come off as having a very bold feeling to it as if each picture is a statement or sentence in and of itself. I've been sketching for a while but that's all I've been doing is just sketching. What would you say to someone looking to be more prolific or start to be more prolific in their art?