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7 Step Acrylic Self Portrait Tutorial by Aine Divine
By Aine Divine
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A Scottish painter paints a loose self-portrait in acrylic on a gesso panel in seven stages. She starts with energetic marks, builds form by layering and wiping back paint to find the lights, and uses warm against cool color to model the features without overworking them.
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