3-Week Acrylic Portrait Painting Course - 5th January

About this course

Participants develop an acrylic portrait from an initial sketch through to a finished painting. The course covers facial proportions and guidelines, blocking in light and dark shapes, mixing skin tones, and using light, shadow and layered paint to build form. Later work focuses on refining the eyes, nose and mouth, adding highlights and making final adjustments. Group feedback and review are included as part of the teaching process.

What you'll learn

• Apply facial proportions and guidelines when sketching a portrait
• Mix acrylic colours to represent skin tones
• Use light, shadow and layered paint to develop facial form
• Refine painted eyes, noses and mouths with added detail
• Add highlights and make finishing adjustments to a portrait

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels. Learners work towards an individual acrylic portrait while taking part in group feedback and review, so the format combines independent painting with shared discussion.

• Includes group feedback and review alongside individual painting