Paint a Portrait Like a Renaissance Old Master
Creating a Portrait in a Classical Style
There's something about the classical portraits of the Renaissance era that still holds great fascination and awe for today's art lovers. Yet the techniques used in creating such works of art are reasonably straightforward and easy to apply, as long as you work methodically and with precision. Here I will present a step-by-step guide as to how I turned a photograph of one of my favorite rock stars, Stewart Copeland of The Police, into an Old Master-style oil painting. The techniques I used we...

What is Verdaccio and How To Use It In Your Paintings
Verdaccio Underpainting: A Brief Introduction
Verdaccio is an underpainting technique - and specific paint color - which originates from the Italian fresco painters of the early Renaissance. Created traditionally from a mixture of Mars Black and Yellow Ochre pigments, Verdaccio was used to establish tonal values in fresco painting quickly, creating a soft greenish-gray for the shadows of flesh tones. Architectural details in frescoes were often left in the pure Verdaccio coloring, hence we are able to still see evidence of it today in wo...

'The Indian Portrait: 1560 to 1860' at the National Portrait Gallery
Introduction
A REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY'S NEW 'INDIAN PORTRAITS' EXHIBITION BY PROFESSIONAL PORTRAIT ARTIST ANNA BREGMAN 'The Indian Portrait' is a lovely little exhibition on at London's National Portrait Gallery (entry to main gallery and exhibition free). It brings together sixty works from international public and private collections. It attempts to explore the development of portraiture as a genre in India from the court of the Mughals until the British Raj. It explores the work of mai...

Portrait Painting & Drawing Lessons, Tips & Resources
Portrait Painting and Drawing Tips, Lessons and Techniques
Welcome to my Squidoo lens on portrait painting and drawing! This lens will feature tutorials, lessons and other great resources on portrait painting and drawing as well as highlight some of the more famous portrait artists over time. If you should have any suggestions or comments about this lens, please feel free to leave it in the feedback box below. Thanks and enjoy! You may also want to visit my other online resources for artists:   Creative Spotlite - Free Art & Crafts Lessons & Resource...

commission a portrait
Commission a Portrait Painting and raise funds for the charity Migraine Action
A portrait painting makes a truly unique gift that will last for generations. Commission a portrait painting or drawing during May or June 2012 and a percentage of the sale will be donated to Migraine Action as part of the Migraine Action Art Exhibition Below are a few examples of my work if you would like more information then please email me on info@mikejory.co.uk The Migraine Action Art Exhibition can be viewed via my website from May 1st to June 30th 2012.