The SECRET to Making a Portrait Look Like Your Model

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In this Alla Prima Portrait Painting tutorial, Alex Tzavaras shows you the secret to making a portrait look like your model.

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Learning how to capture a likeness in a portrait painting is one of the toughest challenges an Artist can face. But while you may think accurately drawing features like the eyes is the key to success, there is an ESSENTIAL STEP you need to get right in the early stages of a portrait painting which holds the SECRET of how to acheive a likeness in a portrait painting. Get this step wrong and you will definitely struggle to acheive a likeness in a portrait.

To see Alex's Portrait Painting Tutorial on how to paint the eyes:

To see Alex's Portrait Painting Tutorial on how to paint the mouth:

Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offering Alla Prima portrait painting and oil painting tutorials. Alex teaches the traditional painting techniques artists used to draw and paint from life up until the start of the 20th century.

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[afriendlyfox]

I was caught by surprise when you said that it's like recognizing someone from far away. I am now going to pay closer attention to what happens in my head the moment a blob of shapes suddenly turns into a familiar face

[war-painter]

Good clear video, no BS. Appreciate you show your actual painting instead of filming “yourself” like so many artists do, yapping away about nothing. You PAINT like a painter. Bravo. I learned something!

[citadelofwinds]

I aspire to paint portraits, and this is one of the most useful videos I've ever come across. I will apply this key principle in my future work. This is truly a useful channel for painters at all stages of their painting journey.

[Welther]

Your videos are the best to help people learn.

[bunbwre]

Thank you for that, that's brilliant.

[festia]

Thank you so very much. I'm also ready and waiting.

[AdamBarkerThe]

Wow this is so well done, very inspiring.

[tevinsinks]

Great video and excellent work. It's very helpful and I'm a pencil artist new to painting.

[lydiadeetzz]

You are AMAZING at explaining things and making it click for anyone, I've been watching videos for about a year, haven't come across a channel even close to being this good until now. Thank you for your lessons, I love the way you paint, I see so much of Sargent in your work!

[richmoab]

Thank you for posting again. I always love your videos

[laurieyork]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much.

[lisengel]

Impressive and very well demonstrated process - 🎵❤️🎶

[paulbridgman]

Excellent tuition 👌 Thank you once again 🙏

[bhupendrar]

Thank you so much for sharing
This tutorial.

[rakeshchoudhary]

You are the God of beginners portrait painting artists sir

[TheMg]

It's amazing how artists such as yourself are able to accurately block in facial and head features right from the start of a painting. I try to copy the technique, but so far I just can't do it very well. I think I just started too late. There's the paint by numbers thing, but some of the numbers are so small that I can't see them, and some of the places to paint are so small that even with the smallest brush I can't stay in the lines. Maybe I'll try cityscape line drawing with rough, outside the lines watercoloring. Anyway, it's fun watching you and other accomplished artists make really cool paintings. Thanks

[sweethomes]

Excellent explanations and techniques 😊

[markw.]

Thank you for these essential aids in making progress in portrait painting. So happy I found this video!

[jonroads]

Absolutely brilliant video, best painting channel on YouTube.

[karlwissmuller]

In my opinion youre the greatest Help to find Out how to Paint Alla prima Style.. i Tried it at Home.. and Made a big step Forward because of it