Portrait Painting Tutorial | Start-Finish & Zorn Palette

This week's portrait painting video is a more comprehensive Start-Finish demo with more painting footage than my previous videos. I utilized the Zorn Limited Palette. It is an oil on 12x12" panel, and the entire painting took about 4 hours.

Soundtrack: CMA-You're Alive

[RanchoZabara]

Back again for a review of this wonderful video. Anyone interested in portrait painting and color will benefit greatly from watching….and reviewing to refresh the memory. Thanks again from a grateful viewer.

[sandramalone]

You amaze me in how you make sense of a bunch of paint and transform it onto something so spectacular. I would love to paint but it would take a century for me to learn to do what you do. Thank you for all your amazing videos.

[donnahawley]

Thank you for your generosity in sharing your technique! You are a fabulous painter and teacher.

[RanchoZabara]

Forgot to mention...I was fascinated with your "drawing brush and your eraser brush" method.  I am familiar with the wipe out method to establish large shapes but somehow it never occurred to me to "erase" smaller shapes with the brush.  Insightful and thanks for sharing.

[jmmacb]

I am *amazed at the range of colours from the Zorn palette!* I truly appreciated the different camera angles, music and your commentary throughout. Very well done! And a big *thank-you* for telling us that this took you 4 hrs + lunch!
I learned a great deal from watching you mix your paints and how you moved your brushes and their description. Nice to know I don't have to spend a fortune since I was given some new brushes from Michaels and didn't really know whether to spend money on "the proper tools".
I have been watching videos for half the day and night and yours was the best by FAR!. Thanks for answering questions in your comment section too—that is rare. From Toronto ☮

[RanchoZabara]

A very fine artist sharing an extremely valuable step by step explanation of Zorn's palette and an effective method to lay out the mixes.  The best explanation of procedure I have seen.  Very impressed with Yupari's calm demeanor, his skill and the respectful way he answers questions on this site.  A credit to  art appreciators and to artist.  Thank you very much.

[annacollier]

Anders Zorn is from my home town Mora. I have been to his house and museum many times (the house is part of the museum). He was a brilliant painter. He is like the local celebrity for our town, haha!
Didn't know there was such a things as a "Zorn Palette" though.
He had a great saying which is "tvivlar man på egen förmåga skapar man ej stora ting"
Basically "Doubting your own abilities you will not create great things"
I have it framed in my studio. Thank you for a great video! I will subscribe 🙏😊

[henrybedingfeld]

I was fascinated to learn about the Zorn palette. I discovered I had an aptitude for portrait painting, which was a total surprise, 2 1/2 years ago. Every body was astonished, especially me and my art teacher! So thank you for your videos/tutorials. They are a great help to this student. Henry Bedingfeld (in the UK).

[shermanway]

You videos are the best step by step tutorials around. Thank you..
Your art is really great too.

[stephenspiteri_zunkus]

I am forever astounded as to how much colour can be had from such a limited palette. Great painting demonstration. Loved to see you work. Very relaxing.

[richardthomas]

Newbie here. You have reinforced my choice of using a limited palette to simplify!
Excellent video, I am impressed.

[wei-divee]

You are truly a remarkable artist. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[jeffhreid]

“Making a painting look effortless takes a whole lot of effort “ true that!

[rachelrodrigues]

Thank you for making this very helpful video. You make portrait painting look effortless!

[lyndadinneen]

Thank you for sharing your work, your art, your skill. Your videos are so helpful Yupari!

[laurellecidonchaart]

This was so generous of you.  Your commentary is insightful and fascinating.  Thank you so much!

[donettesaunders-pretorius]

Thank you so much. You teach very well indeed! I will follow you for sure. Very generous of you to share this with us the way you do . I learnt a lot and want to follow with brush in hand very soon. Thanks again and blessings to you

[jeffhreid]

Really liked the tip about the highlight of the eye. I think my next project will be a Zorn master copy. That palette has captured my imagination.

[duantorruellas]

Vatican approved colors, earth tones . I remember reading years ago they considered certain colors were responsible for effecting people negatively.
From what I remember about the article I read, but I have always loved the Vatican's art collection so I adopted it just based on its esthetic impact
in relation to nature pre 17th cen. That painting came out great my friend, I usually let it dry then glaze, but I like the energy of the continued flow of alla prima and I can see more color play develop in real time .

[ezequielbecerra]

Thanks a lot Yupari for all your amazing videos