Comments on: Oil Painting Master Series – Portrait Study Part 2

By: Michael E Regan

Michael E Regan — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 04:12:43 +0000

Ashley, I just wanted to thank you and Matt for this amazing course and particularly for the portrait process. I have enjoyed so much at this site over several years and am only now seeing this series. For some time, I have worked with graphite and soft pastel primarily because it seemed so easy to correct with a lightening and darkening technique using pastel, erasers and such. It was not apparent to me at all how to use oil paint in the same give and take way to correct oil marks. This course has been wonderful for helping me to get beyond using only the soft pastels for color. Thanks!

By: CARLA OLIVEIRA

CARLA OLIVEIRA — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:39:07 +0000

I can’t see how the colors suggested, yellow, red, blue, were mixed to make the skin values. It seems like other colors were used instead. It seems no blue a all were applied. Too much confuse.

By: CARLA OLIVEIRA

CARLA OLIVEIRA — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:24:50 +0000

Couldn’t see when he used blue in this painting or how he mixed color to make skin values whit he colors sugetsed:.

By: Dipali Deshpande

Dipali Deshpande — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:02:13 +0000

Hi Matt, This course is very helpful for me as I am more interested in oils. I would like to see more tutorials on oil portraits and figures with all details like different flesh tones male portrait, female portrait, child portrait. Thanks.

By: Jen Husselman

Jen Husselman — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:19:51 +0000

In reply to Silvia Ruch. There is more information on the skin tones in the Ebook also.

By: Silvia Ruch

Silvia Ruch — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:50:44 +0000

In reply to matt. Thank you Matt

By: matt

matt — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:47:33 +0000

In reply to Silvia Ruch. Hi Silvia, There are a variety of ways to mix skin tones. I suggest using a mixture of a red, yellow, brown, and white. You can experiment with the actual pigments to find a combination that works for your subject. Perhaps try a Cadmium Red for warmer tones or an Alizarin Crimson for cooler tones, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, and Titanium White. Tones can be dulled (for shadows) with a little Ultramarine Blue.

By: Silvia Ruch

Silvia Ruch — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 23:00:30 +0000

I am not sure when he talked about color. He didn’t explain how to make the 3 values. Could you help me out with that. Several times he said about the flesh tones, however, I don’t know how to mix them to get that.
Thank you
Silvia