Painting Facial Features In Oil || My Top Tips

In this video I break down what I think are the keys to painting the eyes, nose, and mouth.
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Hi, I am the son of two artists and began painting in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia before I could walk. I was a rare combination of artist and athlete so I moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to play football for USC. I left the team my sophomore year to focus on painting and filmmaking, applying the same focus and discipline from my football career to my art. I primarily work in oils, and spend most free days painting "en plein air" in my new home of Sarasota Florida.
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[@Maruety]

Maybe if I watch long enough I'll obsorb his talent💀

[@dudewithacowboyhat7620]

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!

[@remuremu1605]

Lmao Mood

[@morrisjensen1959]

No, you need to paint.

[@morrisjensen1959]

Said Irv Rudley @@dudewithacowboyhat7620

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Never insult an artist's efforts and hard work by chalking it up to "talent".

[@gautambarua8260]

You were spot on when you said that the mouth was the most difficult part to paint. I couldn't agree more

[@baldsoobinhair]

I followed your advice with flowers and my first oil painting turned out to be really good, I'm now more confident with oil paints.

[@MikoAsuke]

I have struggled a lot with the eye for quite some time now, but I was still able to wing it in the past. Having seen this video really made an impact on how I should paint the eyes. I'm now more confident.

[@paninidoesawheelie8257]

I'm a week away from my finals and I'm really scared because I feel like I haven't learned enough due to the coronavirus, but tonight I want to try to relax by doing some painting. Even though I haven't picked up a brush in ages, I'm really looking forward to getting back into it and you're videos are a gift. Thank you for the clear explanation, you're videos are really helpful and the way you touch on every single brushstroke helps me understand the importance of every movement even better! Thanks again! 😊

[@slaveNo-4028]

I appreciate that he took normal, realistic examples for this (like a regular lip, not those blown up bratz-doll lips everyone seems to enjoy)

[@tonydinicola3893]

I've been a landscape painter for more than 40 years but recently started a portrait in memory of my mom. My main problems are facial features. I've been through art school many years ago so I took many anatomy classes. I have good knowledge of that but painting them in oil has been a challenge. I'll keep at it until I get it right. This video is very helpful. Thanks for sharing your tips and talents, Rich.

[@jrlakin370]

Love the obligatory “slurp!” 😂

[@emmadeen1809]

Thought it was just me😂😂 it was perfect

[@seapossumsforrest8162]

Great tips! I really liked how you painted and showed reference. The detail you got on camera really helped. Thank you for posting!

[@paintcoach]

Thanks! You should check out the full tutorial on my Patreon

[@ravensmoonart]

By far my favorite artist.

[@spindizzy64]

This was very helpful as I redid an oil painting following your advice and it's the nose for me as it happens.

[@amandap2903]

Because I watched this at work (no paint) I tried with pencil and my nose game became a contender! Cannot wait to paint at home!! Thank you Coach!

[@latinrenaissance4]

Omg all these tips were so helpful! I never paid attention to the iris being lighter on the opposite side of the light reflection. Thanks a ton really!

[@sookart]

It's a great video that tells you the features of your eyes, nose and mouth so easily !

[@unakim5677]

Thank you for all your great vids! Great delivery, info and ART! I LOVE your channel. You are an amazing Paint Coach! 🎨 💖

[@kevashni]

Best and most straightforward video ever! Thank you so so much 🥰

[@mchjsosde]

This is sooooooo helpful. I love watching people painting faces but I don't understand how they get so much so right so quickly 😂😭

[@urv5215]

this is very helpful! thank you so much..unfortunately I did not pick one of the two videos you recommended, so it was awkward, but I started painting right after and it was a tremendous improvement! Thank you.

[@pesterlig]

Super helpful. Just getting into portrait painting & love your videos & tips! Thank you so much. Struggling financially rn, but when I get the funds, I want to purchase your course & support your good work. Appreciate how straightforward and helpful you are. Wish you every success.

[@Biju2223]

Beginning with portrait and thank you for your tips

[@Music1234713]

I hardly ever comment on a KZbin video but this information was INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much.

[@Storm.BlueResonantStorm]

Thank you so much for this video...I've been attempting to paint my son's portrait and it came out looking like middle school art class project so I've put it away so many times but finally thanks to you and especially this tutorial I am loving the results. So does my son! Again thank you!

[@maddie1363]

Im sure you will do your son proud

[@emilleum48]

CHRIS THAT HELPED SO MUCH, THANK YOU, MSG Leum

[@susanback9127]

Thank you. This ia so helpful. I love painting portraits but make so many errors. 🇨🇦

[@ARTYCOATY]

Amazing painting! Masterpiece!! Thank you for sharing.

[@paintcoach]

Thank you very much!

[@paulajenkins8005]

I just love your video's, I have learned so much from you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I'm a fairly new oil painter just started at age 63, now 67. Thinking of joining your patreon page soon. Thanks again ps just ordered Edgar Paynes book you recommended on composition, but my true passion is portraits, and they are also my downfall LOL. takes me 50 plus hours to do one and sometimes they just miss the mark, but I haven't given up.

[@nicoledesormeaux14]

Wow! Very good video, I appreciate you so much. Thank you!

[@angiewright-artist8246]

I laughed so hard when you said, you render the eye fully than you have to do the other one!! Omg this is me hahaha and I'm working on learning to build them both at the same time. So yesihad a huge laugh and sooo understand! The main reason I'm commenting though is to tell you your explanation of how to paint the eye, more specifically to put the socket shape in first, then to remember the sphere behind the lids. I'm not sure if I'm wording it correctly but your wording of this for teaching is excellent, I could completely visualize what you were instructing. I have heard this explained so many times and although I understood couldn't visualize it. So if you ever decide to write a book ect. This would be a good snippit of your teachings to add. Just my opinion but I always value myself when a fellow artist shares. Just wanted to say... And have a great day :)

[@studiosandi]

Great video! I usually paint in acrylic and a friend of mine left me all of his oils.

[@SensoryVibes]

Beautifully done, thanks so much for the tips

[@paintcoach]

Thanks for watching!

[@williambo5989]

thanks for all the good tips very nice

[@coolcollected3760]

Amazing informative video. The ending was sooo funny, appreciated 🤭

[@maram2806]

Amazing as always , thanks for the tips !

[@paintcoach]

My pleasure!

[@motlba]

Great art tips. Thank you.

[@jenniferdavis7350]

Once again u nailed the topic at hand! I love how u describe the process from start to finish. Greatly informative. You are a fantastic teacher! Keep up the awesome work!

[@paintcoach]

Thank you so much!

[@lunarmodule6419]

Great tips! Thank you.

[@SI-up7zi]

You are a life saver

[@sandeeprathart2782]

U r all videos are so helpful and u r great bro.

[@kaidraw333]

This is wat i needed my whole ❤️‍🔥

[@Hi-if5zc]

Honestly your so good you didn’t even draw the mouth out first in pencil and it still look exact

[@n.alawar8797]

Thanks! It looks little easier now for me

[@fawazbassam9897]

great work

[@lauriella2000]

Great tips! Thanks so much for this video!

[@paintcoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dante1234]

Thanks a ton! This helps so much! ✨

[@paintcoach]

Glad it helped!

[@rameshadhikari8092]

Now I m obsessed with loose brushwork. It gives great result with painterly ffect

[@kumaresannatarajan3690]

Nice to learn thank you very much sir

[@ababy6074]

I've just started doing oil portraiture. Love some of your videos and I have just subbed. From Australia. XX

[@paintcoach]

Thanks so much 😊

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Most helpful video , thanks!

[@paintcoach]

Glad to hear that!

[@AIRNATION1]

continue very good explanation...

[@james6401]

Excellent, thank you.

[@dashinvaine]

Good point to paint both eyes at the same time, and build them up with the surrounding anatomy. Nothing worse than painting one eye perfectly, and then realising that it's a few millimetres too low down and needs taking out and doing again. (Unless you've done it digitally in photoshop or something, in which chase you can draw the lasso around it and nudge it up...)

[@sreenvsreenv2047]

Good teacher

[@rosssss]

Great video thank you so much

[@zeanibneny3580]

I learn a lot from you,really thanks..from 🇮🇶

[@1mol_wAter]

Crap, this makes my jaw dropped to the basement. Thanks for this video this is going to be great help 😭

[@PatMcDonald41]

Excellent. Thank you ...

[@paintcoach]

Welcome!

[@adettauszta8653]

Perfekt!

[@bartsenders]

thank you for this video

[@plwarnke]

Noses are my downfall. Thanks for the tips.

[@gabrielle_geske]

Dude! You know your portrait skills are on point when a single eye, nose and mouth are recognizable as Sigourney Weaver x'D Seriously though, thank you for the great tips!

[@paintcoach]

Gabrielle Geske Hahahah well done. You must be a big Alien fan

[@gabrielle_geske]

Paint Coach Hahaha, yes, I’m a bit of an Alien fan not gonna lie.

[@romy14anand]

🙏🙏🙏 thank you 🤗🤗

[@TheLindosguy]

Hi Chris. Love your videos. Well presented and very informative. As a newbie to oil painting, I'm not sure of which brushes to get. The ones you recommend, are they primarily used for landscapes? I'm interested in doing portraits, too. Which ones would you recommend?

[@shams03]

Man the end of the video 😂 I couldn’t stop laughing 😂 thnx man in a big fan❤️

[@nilyfar5312]

Great

[@qamarmirza2004]

Wonderful tips!!.... a quick question if i may..... what determines the DIRECTION of the gaze?....positioning of the iris?... catch light??

[@fereshmahta6113]

helpful!

[@lukemotivationalideas4415]

Please teach more on nose

[@stephanie._.cepeda]

I draw digitally but these tips work just as good

[@chechnyabest]

(Am i the only one that cant stand watching others painting ? The brush movement, or the way they hold it? But i love to watch because its like a magic show being explained. (I like slow motion to understand but i prefer speed because i cant stand the ''hesitation'' of the brush etc. Argh. ) Thank you soo much for all the videos explained and showing those techniques ! You are very kind!

[@mogalcat3091]

Bro, you been working out!

[@paintcoach]

always

[@armsordyl]

Thanks very much for this video, it was very useful. The book you mention - portrait painting by Michael Shane Neil is not available in the UK where I'm based. Is there somewhere you might know where I could order it. Thanks Andy

[@jrlakin370]

Yeah, I always start off confident with the mouth and end up swearing half way through. As usual best to forget it’s a mouth and paint shapes and values...

[@Maria-vz1sm]

Thanks for the pepper lesson. Can you also do beginners portrait lesson?

[@paintcoach]

Sure thing!

[@AzureSymbiote]

Thank you. Unfortunately, I cannot find the book.

[@komalabbasi5740]

I have a question about portraits that if we are making portraits it's important to make the portrait the same as the reference or 85 or 70% of the same facial features ?

[@faribaart1474]

Hello, please tell me the combination of skin colors thanks .

[@MaryMcGowan-xf5eg]

How do you decide the color of shadows?

[@catmeow333]

You bet I’m still here 👍🏼

[@tyroneperry5008]

How do you get the proportions of the eye sockets right. Compared to the picture you're drawing?

[@deborawagner7657]

Looking for the link to the artist ( whose book was referenced early) Michael Shane Neal? I'm I overlooking it?

[@sudhirmodak2277]

made the video easy without much of the huff.

[@alyanna7805]

does anyone have any tips on how to make the eyes proportional to the head? i sturggle doing okay-ish skin and nose and lips, its the eyes i do that makes the whole painting look cartoonish. I always make them too large.

[@falemki]

Lips are too difficult! Haha ty

[@jenniferdavis7350]

Paint coach...I was just curious.... Is alla prima the only technique u use for painting ? Or do u also sometimes layer on dry paint and work on paintings longer??

[@paintcoach]

Sometimes with my bigger landscapes I have to paint more in stages

[@ren2896]

The Jimmy Kimmel style outro lol 😂

[@nicoledesormeaux14]

Nicole Desormeaux

[@Sir-Robalon]

sigourney weavers little mouth...

[@TheCubicplanet]

I wanted to say those lips are Sigourney Weavers' lips but I thought I should check out if anyone else thought the same thing. So, here we are.

[@Sir-Robalon]

@@TheCubicplanet she has a cute mouth, small and thin lips distinct in subtle ways… im an artist amongst things… good call…

[@ionlyemergeafterdark]

All good, Chris. One tip I would add to this and to all subjects but especially this subject:- Observe. i.e. look at the reference or model closely and always make an effort to work studiously from that. It seems obvious but for some reason we humans tend to think we know better than what our eyes tell us.

[@grantwieczorek184]

Do you have a permit for those guns 💪

[@raresoul7323]

I've noticed that when you draw the mouth you usually give them fillers 😂😂

[@candicecazz890]

SLURRRP

[@justinhunt4767]

Get that editing down animated videos are popular unless your a podcast were not trying to look at the person talking good tips

[@justinpf13]

Say tutorial again lol

[@leslie5296]

It didn't help sorry I'm crying.. 😃 but nice video