Place deep, dark values where surfaces meet and completely block out light, such as beneath the nostrils and between the lips. 3. Develop an Expressive Color Strategy
, and his instructor, a sharp-eyed veteran named Maren, had just issued the first commandment: Place deep, dark values where surfaces meet and
Signal strength, stability, stubbornness, or reliability. Ideal for authority figures or stoic personalities. Ideal for authority figures or stoic personalities
Week 8 — Final Project
Mastering stylized portrait painting is a loop of observation, construction, destruction, and play. You will draw 100 bad portraits to get 10 good ones. You will paint faces where the eyes are too far apart, and faces where the neck looks like a giraffe’s. You will paint faces where the eyes are
Realism says: Light skin is orange/yellow; Dark skin is red/purple. Stylization says: Skin is whatever tells the mood.
: Observe your model closely. Isolate their most defining trait—such as a sharp jaw, wide eyes, or a prominent nose—and make it the focal point of your exaggeration.