3 Techniques for Incredibly Realistic Portraits
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Published 2023-11-23
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In this Portrait Painting tutorial Alex Tzavaras shows you how to paint realistic portraits using an Alla Prima oil painting technique. Alex demonstrates 3 portrait painting techniques that will instantly make your portrait paintings more lifelike.
Alex Tzavaras is a contemporary realist artist offering portrait painting and alla prima oil painting tutorials. Alex teaches the traditional painting techniques artists used to draw and paint from life up until the start of the 20th century.
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All Comments (21)
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i almost freaked out when the reference photo blinked LMAO
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to summarize: 1. dont copy all the details, replicate texture 2. variate the colors within values 3. keep hard edges and accents to a minimum
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This is a lot better than many of the other painting tutorials I've seen because it clearly explains the thinking behind decisions, instead of just showing what to do.
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That might just be the most useful ten minutes I've ever spent. So much really practical, and often counter-intuitive, advice. Thank you so much.
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I thought the video of the model was a photograph so I jumped when he blinked LOL. Thank you so much for this video! I have been looking for something exactly like this — an oil painting demo that explains the “why” behind each choice. Excited to get back to my paints and apply the concepts you discussed.
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Im so high that I thought the guy in the corner was blinking…
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I have watched countless videos like this and have never heard about several thing you mentioned. You didn't waste a second, never have I learned so many things about painting in only 10 minutes.
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I love how you actually explain why you do the things you do instead of just showing us what to do. It actually feels like im learning smthing and not just watching or copying someone drawing 👏👏
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This actually made a massive difference in how I paint people, easily the best demo on portrait painting I've ever seen.
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Very nice work, sensitive and realistic without pushing the form too much toward details. You are one of the few artists online who actually understand that you can add more color into skintones as long as the value of those strokes is in harmony with the surrounding area.
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"When we look at someone's eyes, we never focus on both eyes at the same time". Holy crap I never realized that! Thank you!
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This is how a proper painting tutorial should be like! Great work, Alex! I really enjoyed this one and hope you will be back with many more amazing videos as soon as possible. Have a great day!
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No bs, just raw info. Priceless. Going to be studying and applying these tips for a long long time.
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I have never seen such a stunning set of techniques condensed into a crisp video I will revisit this many times. Thank you.
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Brilliant Alex as are all your videos. I particularly like the handling of the hair, both the beard and hairline. The interaction between soft and hard edges so well explained and shown by example. Superb session. Yes, I think it quite possibly was your best yet!
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Brilliant and excellent explanation as always.Thank you Alex!
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It was a great pleasure to watch your process and to listen to the clear explanations. Thank you! I am sure many viewers also appreciate you showing the model throughout. I loved your Diego Velázquez comparison of his two pieces, going from rigid to magical.
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As always, wonderful demonstration. Thank you.
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Best advise ever, short and straight to the point! This is by far, the best oil painting Utube! Thank you so much!!
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The best portrait demonstration I’ve ever seen! Just excellent!! Thanks
