Acrylic Portrait Painting Tutorial - Girl with Pearl Earring Acrylic Tutorial

[@alayna9207]

I seriously was looking through your videos like 20 minutes ago to find out how to paint a portrait ! Perfect timing ! Thanks a lot !

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alayna9207]

I think I’ll be doing some of your classes soon! Need a few things first !

[@badabingbadaboomboomboom8607]

Honestly, thank you so much for making this tutorial. I followed along and got such a beautiful result thanks to you, it took me 2 weeks but every single time i had your video opened constantly, I might have contributed to atleast a 1000 views on this video. Youre an amazing artist!

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you for the fabulous feedback. I am so glad your painting came out great. Feel free to tag me on Instagram if you have posted it there so I can see #paintbasket

[@Jayariee]

This is amazing. I realized the eyes seem larger and brighter in the original but otherwise this is such a great dupe

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you :) I didn't try to get an exact copy with this painting. It was more about learning the techniques that Vermeer used to create this masterpiece.

[@fionarodricks5677]

Very well demonstrated with clear concise instructions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it was helpful Fiona :)

[@susanwong6471]

Amazing skill and very informative narrative - thank you for generously sharing your knowledge- the painting was as close as the masterpiece itself 😊💕

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it was helpful Susan. Thank you for the compliment :)

[@mr.businessman9790]

Just an awesome and beautiful piece of work. You are a wonderful artist. I started painting a year ago doing landscapes trying to learn about colors and how to mix with the ultimate desire to learn and eventually do portraiture... thank you so kindly for this...👍

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you for the compliment. I do have a portrait painting course on my website which can look at : paintbasket.com/shop/how-to-paint-portraits-in-oil/ Good luck :)

[@raghadfarhud1724]

It's really helped me in acrylic paintings thank you so much 😍

[@PaintBasket]

I'm so glad it helped you Raghad :)

[@lorengigi3564]

SO inspiring and direct! can I use acrylic instead of oil?

[@PaintBasket]

Absolutely! The original painting by Vermeer is an oil painting :)

[@cristinamedina393]

Can I use the same process for oil paint?

[@PaintBasket]

You bet you can :)

[@riskzerobeatz]

GREAT LESSON!

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you :)

[@autumnsadventures]

That was wonderful! Great job

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you very much :)

[@taylorr2164]

Awesome tutorial! Just a quick question, do you prime the canvas/paper with gesso first?

[@PaintBasket]

Not at all. I purchase the preprimed canvasses

[@edwardtranfaglia8397]

Very good. I. Love it

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you very much

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Wonderful,thank you!👏👏👏

[@PaintBasket]

Glad you liked it Cathy :)

[@dilipkumar.r8096]

Suprr...Which colors (mixing) are u used?

[@PaintBasket]

Titanium White, Paynes Grey, Yellow Ochre, French Ultramarine, Raw Umber, Crimson and Cadmium Red

[@dianezedel5213]

SCARLETT JOHANSSON WAS THE PROTAGONIST CHARACTHER MOVIE OF THIS LOVELY PICTURE🥰🥰❤❤❤

[@PaintBasket]

and she did a great job in the role too

[@sinhasreejeetaaaaaa]

This was really helpful... I'll surely try this .... More power to ur channel.... Liked and subscribed❤️

[@PaintBasket]

Thanks for subbing!

[@StefanoM68]

Do you prepare canvas before to flat painting ? I see always canvas textures on my works, so I add very much color to cover canvas textures. Can you suggest the correct way ? Thanks.

[@PaintBasket]

I never prime my canvasses and like the texture that you see showing through. If you don't then you can use gesso to coat the canvas before painting, then lightly sand over it to get a smooth surface.

[@JVPaints]

Very helpful technique! More power to your channel! Liked and subbed.

[@PaintBasket]

Thanks and welcome

[@sharmiladhakal8695]

thank you it helped me a lot

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it helped Aashika!

[@rabiahashar]

What size was your canvas?

[@PaintBasket]

if I remember correctly it was 12" x 16" canvas

[@rabiahashar]

@@PaintBasket okay thank u :)

[@kritikaarora7612]

what kind of paper has been used to paint on?

[@PaintBasket]

I have painted on a canvas panel and not paper

[@guavaguava2545]

oh my gosh ur painting skills are so beautiful 😍 Im planning to paint her can a 20x30 cm canvas work🥰

[@PaintBasket]

Go for it!

[@Lunaticstupid]

Thank you so much i really really needed this now i can also be better at painting like drawing

[@PaintBasket]

Glad I could help!

[@shaunebartoo]

I am going paint that! I never thought it was a pearl either. How did it get it’s name I wonder?

[@PaintBasket]

Good luck with your painting. Maybe the name just had a good ring to it so it stuck?

[@sameehakhaliq8327]

Wow umnthe first one yo like and see in 30 seconds

[@PaintBasket]

you are on the ball today Sameeha :)

[@giuliana-r3s2s]

Alguien podria decirme que colores de acrilico utiliza si es q alguien sabe Graciass!

[@PaintBasket]

For this painting I used: Titanium White, Paynes Grey, Yellow Ochre, French Ultramarine, Raw Umber, Crimson and Cadmium Red

[@nickiiimartinez1946]

This is amazing omg. Totally not going to be able to do this but I'm forced to do so 😭 Any advice for us non-artists whose forced to paint for grades? ⭐⭐⭐

[@PaintBasket]

You got this, just patiently work your layers over each other to get a smooth shading. Alternately use oil paint as that will give you a longer time to do the shading without the paint drying on you. Good luck and let me know how it turned out :)

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Bravo! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you! 😊

[@pastaandpuffs7993]

I hope I can paint this 🌞

[@PaintBasket]

Of course you can! Just take your time with the shading work and you will be fine :) On my website you can follow the real time version of the class if that will help you.

[@pastaandpuffs7993]

@@PaintBasket Thanks 😄😄

[@mariacharatrousa2127]

I would like to know all the equipment (colors) he used in this beautiful painting.

[@PaintBasket]

You can get the list here: onlineartlessons.com/class/girl-with-pearl-earring/

[@faithmarielake592]

I sure love your tutorials! I wish you had included the skeych of this. Also what was the original artist? Very beautiful!! You do excellant job!!!

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you. I am glad you are enjoying the lessons. The original artist was Johannes Vermeer. For this painting I needed the sketch outlines to be exact in order to get a likeness so I printed the original image out to the size of my canvas and transferred the outlines. That then also gave me a real size print from which to reference while painting.

[@uhh575]

I wish u showed the color pallate

[@PaintBasket]

In the paint along version of the lesson on my website I show the palette as well as how to mix the colours :)

[@ClariceAust]

Excellent

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rabiahashar]

Hey, I just wanted to ask if u painted this on a canvas or a paper cuz I want to paint it but I'm confused abt the blending cuz when u blend on the canvas it kinda ruins the color

[@PaintBasket]

it was painted on canvas.

[@Dakhaos-ou812]

Nice tutorial. The earring has been a mysterY for some time, but research revealed it is probably made of glass. second : this is not a portrait. A portrait is a painting of a real person that had to look exactly like the model. This painting ( type of painting) is called a "tronie". Here the painter had the liberty to make it look however he wanted it to look. Most of Vermeer's paintings had the light source on the left side. Probably early daylight if you look at the angle of the shadows. yes i'd date your version too..she is pretty : P

[@PaintBasket]

I am glad you enjoyed the tutorial and thank you for the interesting insights :)

[@chrissy3502]

Mystery*

[@Dakhaos-ou812]

@@chrissy3502 i'm dutch..still no excuse but every time i see the girl with the pearl i get a bit overexcited : )

[@chrissy3502]

@@Dakhaos-ou812 I find a strange sense of joy correcting spelling. Have a good day :)

[@Dakhaos-ou812]

@@chrissy3502 I Knew your intentions were positive. Cheers 🥂

[@normancomerford6148]

Interesting that you paint the eyes, mouth LAST... when most artists START with those features... nicely done, though!

[@PaintBasket]

Sometimes I paint them first sometimes last. You will often find that painting the mouth and eyes last will give you a better tie in to the surrounding skin.

[@MelodiAnatolia]

Good jobb!

[@PaintBasket]

thank you :)

[@josianecarey8977]

Bravo, super, j'aimerai peindre comme vous .Combien d'années de pratique ? Le travail d'un grand Maître. Un grand merci pour cette vidéo. Josiane de FRANCE.

[@PaintBasket]

I have been painting for many years, but it is not the amount of years that count, rather the amount of brush strokes. The more you practice, the quicker you improve. Obviously following lessons like mine also make the learning go quicker so find yourself a mentor who's teaching style works for you :)

[@eyeshowyou]

I like it very much. Very well done. If the eyes were a little bigger and the chin a bit shorter it would be perfect.

[@PaintBasket]

thank you :)

[@Drio815]

5:53

[@venomking2188]

Honestly, too bad I couldn't change the quality of the video so I can look the details much better

[@PaintBasket]

You should be able to adjust the video quality up to 1080p HD using the gear icon at the bottom of the video

[@venomking2188]

​@PaintBasket I'm watching this on mobile, and when I open the gear Icon on top of the video, the quality is unavailable, meaning I can't change it... 😔

[@aaronjamesocat9427]

bro can we get a video on how you sketched it first

[@PaintBasket]

For this painting I created my self a template using the grid method then transferred those outlines to the canvas.

[@ahmadsaeed1305]

Nice but the video is very fast

[@PaintBasket]

There is a link in the description to the real time version of this class :)

[@edwardtranfaglia8397]

Eyes are to small.....but all in all. Good job

[@PaintBasket]

Thanks :)

[@powercoolfool1234]

You sound south african/Afrikaans

[@PaintBasket]

I do have a South African accent yes :)

[@marycastaneda5737]

Si hablaras menos, estaría genial