Acrylic Portrait Painting Tutorial - Girl with Pearl Earring Acrylic Tutorial

Learn to paint Girl with Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer in this acrylic portrait painting tutorial.
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[@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 !

[@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 :)

[@dianezedel5213]

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

[@PaintBasket]

and she did a great job in the role too

[@raghadfarhud1724]

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

[@PaintBasket]

I'm so glad it helped you Raghad :)

[@edwardtranfaglia8397]

Very good. I. Love it

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you very much

[@riskzerobeatz]

GREAT LESSON!

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you :)

[@sharmiladhakal8695]

thank you it helped me a lot

[@PaintBasket]

Glad it helped Aashika!

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Wonderful,thank you!👏👏👏

[@PaintBasket]

Glad you liked it Cathy :)

[@autumnsadventures]

That was wonderful! Great job

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you very much :)

[@lorengigi3564]

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

[@PaintBasket]

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

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@sameehakhaliq8327]

Wow umnthe first one yo like and see in 30 seconds

[@PaintBasket]

you are on the ball today Sameeha :)

[@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!

[@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

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Bravo! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you! 😊

[@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.

[@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?

[@JVPaints]

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

[@PaintBasket]

Thanks and welcome

[@cristinamedina393]

Can I use the same process for oil paint?

[@PaintBasket]

You bet you can :)

[@Drio815]

5:53

[@sinhasreejeetaaaaaa]

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

[@PaintBasket]

Thanks for subbing!

[@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/

[@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.

[@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.

[@ClariceAust]

Excellent

[@PaintBasket]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dilipkumar.r8096]

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

[@PaintBasket]

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

[@MelodiAnatolia]

Good jobb!

[@PaintBasket]

thank you :)

[@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 :)

[@kritikaarora7612]

what kind of paper has been used to paint on?

[@PaintBasket]

I have painted on a canvas panel and not paper

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@rabiahashar]

What size was your canvas?

[@PaintBasket]

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

[@rabiahashar]

@@PaintBasket okay thank u :)

[@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 🥂

[@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 :)

[@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 :)

[@SchrodingersPuss]

Eyes, chin and chroma. Not bad attempt .

[@PaintBasket]

thank you David :)

[@ahmadsaeed1305]

Nice but the video is very fast

[@PaintBasket]

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