Kari Lynn M.

Back to Portraits for Beginners Course

Let’s keep chugging along in this full “How to Paint a Portrait for Beginners” course!

Because this class will continue to teach you about different hair types and how to paint them in a portrait. In the previous class, you learned how to make curly and “spiky” hair textures—now, you will get to practice straight and wavy ones.

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Materials Needed

• Paints
  • White
  • Raw Umber
  • Blue or Black
• A mixing palette for acrylic paint
• One paint mixing tool (either a spatula, butter knife, or craft/popsicle stick)
• One small/medium roundhead brush
  • Optional: one medium/large roundhead brush