How to Get a Likeness in Portrait Painting

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How to Get a Likeness in Portrait Painting
Master portraitist Kevin Murphy explains what really matters in order to get a likeness for painting portraits and make it look like the person you are painting.
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Chapters:
0:00 Viewing shadow & light as abstracts
0:10 Process for getting a likeness
1:20 Using a big brush to get likeness
1:54 Finding overarching shapes for likeness
2:40 What parts of the head structure are the most important?
3:19 How much shadow vs light
4:12 What really matters in getting likeness
4:24 Getting past the "ugly" phase
5:34 Taking the time to get it right

[@jcwt_pdx]

How do you render Japanese skin tones? I don’t want my renderings to go “flat” or muddy.

[@evolveartist]

Hey Jamesha that's a great question! I have a short answer for you as well was a more in-depth explanation from Kevin. The short answer is that there is no such thing as "Japanese skin tones" - simply because skin tones can change drastically under whatever lighting scenario the person is in, as well as the environment that the person is in. And so, rather than trying to find the perfect mixture of "Japanese skin tones," you'll want to train your ability to see and match colors for what they truly are, under the lighting scenario and the environment specifically for the painting you are working on. For example, if you try to use the same palette you mixed of a Japanese person outdoors under direct sunlight at 3pm, compared to that person's friend (who may have a slightly different complexion) under an overcast sky at 10am in the morning, you would find that the skintones you mixed for the Japanese person under sunlight at 3pm would simply not work for their friend at 10am in an overcast environment. Even if you are working with studio lighting equipment and you change the lights from 4000K to 5000K, the skintones would be different. So, don't focus your attention on finding the "perfect fleshtones," but instead get trained on being able to see and gain a command of colors for any subject matter in any environment. Kevin explains this in much more depth in this video here - I've put a timestamp on the link so it will take you straight to the topic and a visual example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4XWZoJnj959abM Let me know if you have any questions on this or if there is something I can clarify 😊~ Daniel

[@MaridK]

There is no such a thing as Japanese skin tone. Observe what you see and paint it. You do that every single time you paint. See and analyze (shape, color, high chroma, low chroma, light, shadows ) those always change through out the surface of any skin.

[@evolveartist]

@@MaridK exactly! Well said 😊 ~ Daniel

[@reefinasser9189]

The way he explained. And how you demonstrated his explanation.. Thank you very very much to made it very clear.

[@evolveartist]

Thank you Reefi! 🙂 ~ Daniel

[@TheMg49]

Thanks and thumbs up. 👍

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

I need to watch this video again to fully commit to success. Thanks so much for the advice. Blessings and take care.

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

Thank you! I struggle so much with portraits. This is so helpful.

[@evolveartist]

Hey Christina if you’re struggling with portraits feel free to send me some of your portrait paintings and I’d be happy to help give some advice specific to your work! Evolveartist.com/review ~ Daniel

[@ChristinaTodd1970]

@@evolveartist Wow! Thank you

[@francofoohs2667]

honestky less than a minute in and he alredy gave the best what is painting break down AND tips to get likness incredible teacher

[@panama-red6916]

can I just say piper is so beautiful!!

[@belloahmed4219]

Awesome thanks

[@HiThereImFootloose]

I've signed up for this program and really appreciate these other videos; they answer a lot of questions for me. Can't wait for my first box of paint things to arrive :)

[@evolveartist]

Awesome to hear! Welcome to the program 😊 ~ Daniel

[@artbyangie]

Nice! I like this one!

[@shakibashayegan]

Your Team very helpful

[@evolveartist]

Thank you! 😊~ Daniel

[@iluvyunie]

This is good advice, thanks dude

[@evolveartist]

Glad we could help 🙂 ~ Daniel

[@fantashio]

Superb, bro.

[@dot1384]

Thanks for this.

[@sdvilhidfhvs]

is there any full version of this available for these videos, or are they just cut from a premium course ,because if not I'd like more complete look at this THANKS

[@evolveartist]

Hey there 🙂 these videos were cut and edited from one of many live classes that we have with our students in our program. The full, uncut version of this is only available for students. If you’d like to take a look at the program, you can check out Evolve’s website here: bit.ly/go-to-site 🙂 hopefully that helps! ~ Daniel

[@sdvilhidfhvs]

@@evolveartist yes it indeed was helpful thanks for the reply, I'll get a look on the course. THANK YOU

[@galoreofbooks6216]

Your art pack for your course do you ship to new Zealand?

[@evolveartist]

Yes! We send the supplies to your door and we cover the shipping fees. You wouldn't be our first student from New Zealand! We have students in more than 45 countries 😊feel free to send us an email if you have any other concerns about making sure the box would get to you 😁👍 ~ Daniel

[@aartist_aakash]

I want to know last sentence please. "If you want to run a marathon, then ......"

[@evolveartist]

The video continues here! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3rEYol7g9-kr7c ~ Daniel