• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Watch Free Demo
  • Login
  • Contact
  • Customer Support

Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

  • About
  • Free Demo
  • Art Lessons
    • Personal Tutoring
  • Pricing
  • Community ▾
    • Win Art Course
    • Watch Free Demo
    • Artwork Critique
    • Students Gallery
    • Art Articles
    • Academy Team
    • News
  • Reviews
  • FAQ
You are here: Home / Old Masters Academy™ Students Gallery / Steps of portrait painting
Steps of portrait painting

December 19, 2017 8 Comments

Steps of portrait painting

Painting process by Shashi Hemant

Hello,

I am fascinated with the Old Masters’ art and have enrolled in this online art course to learn how to use painting techniques that are not taught in contemporary art colleges.

The information I found in the Old Masters Academy video lessons is very helpful. I watch every video several times and every time I find new things to learn.

My challenge in portrait painting is to achieve likeness of a person I’m portraying and capture the expression, especially when I paint people I know personally.

This is a portrait of my husband. It is the fastest one I ever created – it took me five days and I’m happy with results.

Thank you for making the Old Masters Academy course for students like me; I am learning here a lot here!

Best regards
Shashi


Learn how to paint like the Old Masters!

Old Masters Academy Online Course
Self-study, self-paced online video course

Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $487

Enroll Now!
Personal Tutoring online + Online Course
Unlimited tutoring by the Academy teachers

Lifetime membership
One-time payment: $997

Enroll Now!

Filed Under: Old Masters Academy™ Students Gallery

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Natalie Richy says

    March 6, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Dear Shashi,

    Thank you very much for a wonderful portrait of your husband. I really like this artwork and very glad that you found the Old Masters Academy course helpful.

    To your creative success,
    Natalie Richy
    Old Masters Academy tutor

    Reply
    • NIRMALAA SHASHI HEMANT says

      March 9, 2018 at 2:39 pm

      Dear Ms.Richy

      Thank you so much for your encouraging words.

      Reply
  2. Robert Jonson Jr. says

    March 6, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    I really like colors of this portrait! It looks so good and methodical, staring from underdrawing to underpainting and to finished artwork. What a great result!

    Reply
    • NIRMALAA SHASHI HEMANT says

      March 9, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks for your comment. Yes I prepare an underpainting that helps me understand the tonal values required in the consequent layers.

      Reply
  3. Raju says

    March 20, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    Good steps and a very rich colors.

    Reply
  4. Patricia Melanie Beauchamp says

    March 30, 2018 at 6:05 pm

    NIRMALAA SHASHI

    I truly enjoyed seeing your portrait of your husband. It is truly wonderful.
    I won a membership to this online academy. I have been watching all the videos and completing the lessons.
    I have been an artist for more than 25 years, you are right it is difficult to capture the likeness of someone you know personally. Currently, I am working on a portrait as well.

    My question is did you use glazing technique and how long did you have to wait to apply next layer?

    Thank you so much for sharing your work. Patricia Melanie Beauchamp

    Reply
  5. joseph mutuba says

    November 8, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    a great portrait.

    Reply
  6. Sunil Joseph says

    July 20, 2019 at 4:20 am

    I just enrolled to the old masters and was looking at the student gallery. Must say this portrait of your husband is brilliant. Great work

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search Website

Members Area

You are not currently logged in.








» Lost your Password?

Watch Free Demo

Old Masters Academy

Art Course

» Personal Tutoring
» Art Lessons
» Free Demo
» Enroll in the Course

Art Community

» Win Art Course
» Art Competition Winners
» Art Competition Archive
» Artwork Critique
» Students Gallery
» Art Articles
» Academy Team
» News

Course Tutor

» Natalie Richy

Fine Art Resources

Watercolor Academy - How to paint in watercolor
Life Drawing Academy - How to draw figures and portraits
Drawing Academy
Anatomy Master Class
Art-Fame

This is the 1st widget

This widget content is editable in widgets

Second text area

to be edited in widgets

Footer

Watercolor Academy

Art Lessons

About Old Masters Academy™
Art Lessons
Personal Tutoring
Free Demo
Old Masters Academy Pricing

Life Drawing Academy

Discover

Art Competition
Old Masters Academy FAQ
Old Masters Academy Reviews
Old Masters Academy News
Fine Art Resources

Drawing Academy

Support & Legal

Contact
Customer Support
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use and Service
Sales & Refund Policy

Anatomy Master Class

Students Area

Members Login
Artwork Critique
Students Gallery
Old Masters Academy Community
Old Masters Academy Team

© 2007-2023 · Old Masters Academy · All rights reserved.