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How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch – Finishing an Oil Painting

Art Lesson 51, Part 6

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Finishing an Oil Painting

The fan brush is an excellent tool for creating unusual effects. Here’s a semi-rigid fan-brush which leaves hair-marks on the surface of the paint layer. This brush is very helpful for mixing bordering tones; a fan-brush leaves marks that are impossible when using a regular brush. A fan-brush can also be used for paint strokes – as a regular brush. The brushstrokes of a fan-brush are broad, thick and textured. Such brush-strokes can be rubbed into the bottom layers, thus mixing the paint directly on the canvas.

How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch - Finishing an Oil Painting

Now we’re using a thin brush making the color nuances, both small and sharp, as well as washed out with the previous layers.

How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch - Finishing an Oil Painting

The dress at the bottom of the canvas is almost fused against the dark background, with no visible borders; it’s blurred by against the background.
The whole head is contrasting to the light background.

How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch - Finishing an Oil Painting

The main focal point of the painting is the sitter’s face, which captures the most of attention.

How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch - Finishing an Oil Painting

How to Paint a Woman Portrait from Scratch - Finishing an Oil Painting


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