3-Week Acrylic Portrait Painting Course - 13th October

About this course

Participants develop an acrylic portrait from an initial sketch through to a finished image. The course covers facial proportions and guidelines, blocking in light and dark shapes, mixing skin tones, and using light and shadow to build form. Learners practise layering acrylic paint before refining features such as the eyes, nose and mouth, then add depth, highlights and final adjustments. Individual portrait work is combined with group feedback and review.

What you'll learn

• Apply facial proportion guidelines when sketching a portrait
• Mix acrylic colours to represent skin tones
• Use light, shadow and layered paint to develop facial form
• Refine facial features and add highlights and depth to a portrait
• Make final adjustments to bring an acrylic portrait to completion

Is this course right for you?

Listed as suitable for all levels, the course is structured to introduce core portrait-painting methods while allowing learners to develop a complete acrylic image. Participation includes individual painting work as well as group feedback and review.

• Combines individual portrait work with group feedback and review.