Preparation For Starting Portrait Painting

This lesson outlines and explains how to select the right image for a successful portrait. A quality, easy to paint image combined with simple shortcuts to get you started will enable you to easily start painting your own portraits. The lesson also explains the structure of a head and facial features, and provides the simple outlined steps of painting a portrait. This lesson will have a video demonstration with explanations step-by-step showing you how to plan, prepare, and start a portrait. The steps, techniques, and information here will enable you to start painting your own portraits. No experience necessary! For a first less detailed beginning to end portrait lesson: Continue with Blonde Male Intro to Painting Portraits. For a more challenging lesson, continue with Male Brown Hair Portrait (the subject is Part 2 of this step by step portrait.)