Artistic Insights from the Studio of Erica Norelius


Step By Step Tutorial of Portrait Drawing

I was asked a couple months ago to create a step-by-step portrait drawing tutorial for the Portrait Society of America's column in International Artist Magazine. While it will be a couple months before it's released, I'm posting my own version of my work in progress.  The model I used is Sifu Dong of Golden Lion Martial Arts Academy in Albany, CA, where both my son and I take Kung Fu. I wanted to create a portrait that captured the strength and determination of character. Sifu was kind enough to pose for me, and below is the resulting portrait.      Materials Used Fabriano Artistic Extra [...]

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