Article · The Glad Suite
Expressionism in Portraiture
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Explains three levers for an expressionist portrait: exaggerating head, feature and hand proportions, choosing non-naturalistic complementary colour pairs to carry feeling, and understanding the movement's sources. The author shows progress photos of her own layered portrait.
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