how to paint acrylic portraits-part 7

[xian2393]

I think I just learned more about painting from watching your short video series than I have from the stack of books I've got and trial and error. Ignore any of the few critics and keep up the great work! I'm going to be trying this technique for a portrait of my niece's new baby girl and I know she's going to love it. And that will be great practice for when I start doing my own creations.

[TheIcecreamhero24]

I'm doing this for my cousins birthday present

[AntagenVictim]

Can't wait to try this out!!! Thanks so much!

[Princeton54A]

really appreciate this video - must have taken hours and hours to make - very clear, very helpful!

[billyelliotfan92]

This is great! I can't wait to get painting, thank you so much for taking the time to make and post this!

[easolo3]

To transfer a copied picture to a larger canvas. I'd rather go to Kinkos and have them enlarge the picture on one larger sheet to avoid needing to tape 2 sheets together. It would only cost a couple dollars. I've had them make several copies of my art work. Pencil and pastel and they never smudged any of them.

[ciaracadden]

i was really bad at painting , and i couldn't find a good tutorial of how to paint , but then i came across this and it was explained so simply and i learned a lot from it , your a very good teacher , and this video was extremely helpful , thanks you for posting it :)

[JackANDJude]

wonderful... I am going to try this. I'll let you know how it goes.  :)

[GBJ83]

thanks, brilliant

[BrusselsBob]

Very informative video, nice technique.

If I may I add a simple tip for printing large pictures (larger then paper size) on a regular printer:

Use Excel.

1 drop the jpeg into excel (insert > picture)

2 resize it to the size of your canvas (right click > Size and properties)

3 check out how the picture will be printed across pages (View > Page Break Preview)

4 Print out and cut and paste the pictures toegether (cut and pase with scissors and masking tape that is).

[kentykit]

Wonderful. Congratulations Eric. Thank you for sharing - I cant wait to start painting!

[wwlandXXX]

I loved your video's. It made me want to start painting again. You are a good teacher. I couldn't wait to try your method. Thank you so much. I hope you do some color pieces.

[Willie2532]

GREAT TUTORIAL

[Farrjam]

THANK YOU!!! you have no idea how this helped me, i can finally breathe easy

[L0ve365]

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST VALUABLE VIDEO SERIES I HAVE WATCHED ON YOUTUBE. KEEP IT UP!

[CuerpoDeArte]

Thanks so much for this entire series. I can tell you worked really hard :) It's very appreciated though... you cannot find many artists who are willing to teach as clearly as you have!

Much love,

C.

[aclutton1]

I find it easier to tape the photocopy to the back of the canvas, then by putting a lamp behind it you can trace the image.

Anna

[polskarenia]

wow this is a great tutorial! Thank you so much. it helped me a bunch!

[Mxknbds]

I waited to get to then end before I commented....I saw some of the negative comments on here...don't sweat the small stuff dawgy....this was by FAR the best tutorial on youtube for kat like me that are no experts...You have truly opened up a whole nother world of creativity to me and I want to thank you for that....much appriciated and keep up the great work!

[Brooksk818]

Eric, you are amazing, what a great teacher and great tutorial series. You have inspired me to get back into painting after 40 years. Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this and share it with us, know it's appreciated.

[moseleian]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[jennboileau1]

thank you for such a great lesson-I got up before my kids to sit and watch the series with my coffee-you have inspired me :)

[camotito1347]

muchas gracias hermano eres un genio en verdad...gracias por compartir tu conocimiento eso es humildad pazzz ;D

[AnnaEmert]

Wonderful. I was having trouble blending color portraits but you using black and white and in between helped me so much! Thanks for what you do.

[UncleRabbit1]

I liked this video. It helped me out a lot. The style of painting style that you are employing is known as photorealism.

[Danosix1]

This is extremely helpful to me. I am returning to education after 2 years out from college to take a new career path towards becoming a gaming concept artist and illustrator.

I must first complete a course in Art and Design and I am required to use Acrylic paint. Since I never did art in school it's something I'm quite worried about, since most of the people there will have atleast some knowledge of this from school.

This has helped me bridge a few knowledge gaps in preporation. Thank you.

[PresidentChoob]

Danosix1 - That's where I'm headed too mate, and I've never been a fan of paint either. This technique is easy to follow, and I find once you've had enough practice, you don't need the photoshopping, and can work from life.

Great tutorial eric, have you ever tried stencils? It could make your first stages much quicker, and get a bigger painting too.

If anyone's interested, using this style in colour, but leaving it less blended is how you can imitate the style of Grand Theft Auto artwork.

[bringonthetrumpets20]

pure genius... :-)

[Starcrosspurple]

Wow. What a great lesson. Thank you so much for sharing. Your way of breaking everything down has made this so much simpler for me to understand. Now I'm not afraid to pick up a brush. Thank you so much!!!

[LMLNet]

expert village makes me angry

cANT THEY JUST DO IT IN ONE PART?!

good job i subbed

[shaheer92]

I can't thank you enough. Its been 3 hours I've been searching youtube for good acrylic painting tutorials, and my search came to an end after watching your series. Its great fun to learn from you and atch you paint! Thanks a lot! =)

[BlazeGreenwood]

good tute mate!

[renatastec]

Many-many-many thanks!!

[Nooodles5000]

Thanks a lot dude. These videos helped me out on something I've been working on.

[Keramanda]

I can't thank you enough for ALL your instructional films. I am painting again for the first time in ten years (which makes me feel AMAZING) and it is all because you gave me a step by step, achievable method. I really appreciate that the film is sped up, too! Thank-you Eric! You're an angel.

[mademoiselletashi]

I would like to thank you so very much for this series of videos you made, Mr. Francis. Using your method, I painted my lover a portrait of himself for his birthday. I followed each part as closely as I could and it came out very well. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge :)

[alene555]

Eric, your series on portrait painting is WONDERFUL--you have put together such great stuff to share. THANK YOU; helped me loads already. You are my hero today, and I love the music and you are not only informative but incredibly funny.

[seaphd]

great video, I was never really good at painting in school, and this video taught me alot. I just bought some supplies to give it another shot.

[kkakria]

great work ....

really loved the way you pulled it all together..

keep it up

god bless

cheerz

[pfanzelchen]

Hey,

I saw a lot of "how to" videos, but yours is very helpful, more than the others!! It's great!!

But could you also do a step by step video for a coloured one? How do you break down this kind of picture into 3 colours??

[LadyBabyMickey]

omg i learn so much ..and your painting came out sooo gud i hope u make more

[MakingMovesMajor]

Learned a lot. I actually am excited about trying another canvas now

[tanzgabu]

I'm in love with these videos! Definitely the most watchable how-to's I've ever seen, I love your voice and your laid back sense of humor. :) Thanks so much for making them

[devilzangylz]

eric, in order to get the image onto the canvas, you hatched the back of the edited print out and traced over it. This worked because the size of the print out was roughly the same size as the canvas but, how would i go about getting a portrait onto a larger canvas?(where tracing an 8 by 11 picture is too small..) (it is a 16 by 20 canvas)

[erictfrancis]

there is away I think to make the print out print twice the actual size. It would print on two pieces of paper. You would have to tape them together or something. Let me do some research and figure it out for you.

[tanzgabu]

It costs money but you can buy 20$ projector at hobby lobby and project your picture onto a larger canvas, by moving it closer or further from the wall where you've hung your canvas.. alternatively you can draw a grid on the smaller picture and enlarge it on the canvas, then just fill in box by box. I guess if neither of those options appealed to you you could print it out on multiple pieces of paper and tape them together, then hatch all the backs, tape them to the canvas. :P

[tanzgabu]

btw hope you dont mind me showing up and spouting off answers to questions people asked you, those were just suggestions.. im sure you know better :)

[K8VR]

@devilzangylz you could also use a small video beam or smt..

[nubianqueeen]

once again your videos are amazing, you are a wonderful teacher

[erictfrancis]

I worked really hard these vid thank you so much

[xxsexyyyemmaxx]

wow i love how u teach and da finnished end product was sick..currently studyin art foundation and my assignment was to teach myself through research and practice how to use acrylic paint,which i was shook of. now watchin ur vids i feel better bout tings except now when it comes 2 colour....looool...thanks 1love stay blessed xx

[erictfrancis]

thanks I appreciate that

[erictfrancis]

thanks

[Sapphirevale]

very nice ^^

[erictfrancis]

lol. thanks. I will

[huebertie1]

Wow... all you need is an afro and youd be the acrylic bob ross! You both have very soothing almost put you to sleep tones :) Super job, very informative loved the finished painting and you make it look so easy i want to go try :) Next you need to do this with one in color yay !