A step-by-step guide on drawing out a portrait and preparing your surface ready to paint with oils.

 

A downloadable PDF Guide containing 44 pages

 

Contents

01 - Introduction

02 - Contents

03 - Create

04 - 6 Steps

05 - Part 1: Preparing Your Surface Ready To Paint With Oils

05 - Part 1: The Support

08 - Part 1: Sizing

11 - Part 1: Priming

15 - Part 1: Typical Questions Answered

17 - Part 2: Methods of Drawing Out

21 - Part 2: Draw Out The Grid

25 - Part 2: Draw out the outline of the portrait

28 - Part 2: How to draw eyes and eyebrows

31 - Part 2: 4. How to Draw a Nose

33 - Part 2: How to Draw a Mouth

36 - Part 2: Finalising

39. FAQ – How do I stop my drawing from smudging?

40. Part 3: Coloured Grounds