Article · The Studio Journal (Milan Art Institute)
How to Paint a Nose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting the Nose
By Elli Milan
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
Teaches painting the nose by first sketching it as basic circles and planes, then modeling form with alternating warm and cool paint mixes worked dark to light, saving the brightest highlight for last.
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