The BEST ACRYLIC PORTRAIT TUTORIAL || Step by Step: Color Mixing, Preparing Paper, Painting Demo
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2019
- In this video, I share my entire process of creating an acrylic portrait in my sketchbook.
1. Start with a basic sketch of my subject.
2. Spray the drawing with workable fixative.
3. Add a layer of clear gesso (to stop the paper from absorbing you acrylic paint).
4. Mix your paints.
5. Begin your painting.
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awesome to find tutorials using black and brown skin tones! the gesso idea was worth finding you for!
Im glad they have been useful to you!!
@@raelis_vasquez Yes! that is an eye opener for me too. Thank you! Really enjoy watching you paint too.
@@dyannnecat Thank you!!
i think this is my favorite acrylic painting tutorial ive seen! ive been a digital artist for years, so i really struggle with wrapping my head around the process of painting. my first instinct is to glob down an even coat of a midtone color, which always winds up just blotting out my sketch because acrylics are so opaque. it didn't occur to me to start with a smaller brush and paint in shadows first. thank you!
My pleasure. I'm glad the video was valuable to you.
I thought the same thing!!
wow, been looking forward to starting acrylic painting but overwhelmed by the information.
Really helpful Sir.
And you are handsome I have to say.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thats really great! thank you. Im glad it was helpful
@@raelis_vasquez really handsome💛🤣
Sketchbook + acrylic! BRILLIANT! I've been looking for a more space effective way to practice acrylic painting since I'm not surrounded by 50 canvases. So glad I stumbled on your video.
lemonan you can make artwork mapped with anything you have. I’m glad it was helpful!
It's rare to find anybody painting portraits in acrylic, let alone a brother doing it so mad props to you sir.
I appreciate you!
I loved this tutorial! I especially liked how you didn't use any bad language like some people.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
I forget to use my clear gesso sometimes 😂 That came out gorgeous 😍
Mcshanda 2019 it’s wonderful for a sketchbook.
Does it still come out okay?? Don’t feel like buying it 😂
One of the best acrylic portraits I've seen, ever. Thanks for sharing your method!
The lips tie it in so well there at the end ,it’s UNBLIEVABLE
Thank you so much!
Wow! You’ve inspired me to try using my new acrylic paints to do a portrait on a page in my sketchbook. I’m a newbie to acrylic painting, but your demo makes it seem less intimidating. Thank you! (Beautiful portrait, btw.)
I'm so glad. That means a lot to me. Keep me updated on your progress and don't hesitate to ask if you have questions. I hope you stick with it. Best of luck!
Raelis Vasquez Thank you! I will definitely let you know how it works out.😊
1st time viewer, and excited to see more tutorials by Raelis Vasquez. I have been a professional artist and art teacher over 50 years and I find this to be incredibly informative. Great demos.
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Great video, many thanks! Acrylic is a great medium for producing nice sketchbook studies such as the one in the video. It is almost always the go-to medium for under painting in more formal work. However I would argue that oils are the medium for the serious portrait artist after the acrylic under painting, particularly utilising the basic Zorn palette. This does not detract from the scope of this video, however. Love to see more of your work in other YT releases.
damn...i was going to give up portraying with acrylics without even trying it, but this gives me hope. still don't fathom how you make it look blended without really blending, but i will watch the vid several times to get the idea.
Im really glad. I thrilled that the video was helpful! Keep painting, please!
Awesome painting! I feel like she looks like me, pretty cool!
Thank you Amanda
Glad I found you.I'm working on a portrait of my late mother and I needed a little help on her skin tone, which was a lighter complexion than I'm used to working with.I gotta learn to get those undertones down.Thanks.
Thank you so much. Im glad it was helpful. I have other videos where im painting people of darker complexion.
Beautiful! Better than renaissance paintings. Your work breathes, you are so talented.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you
Love this portrait, wonderful painting.
Thank you so much. Stay Safe
Beautiful work ❤
Thank you!
This is so overwhelming for me :(
I want to know how to /see/ each part of the face as the correct shade of particular color and when to put them 😭😭 I want to paint like you too 😭 let's do this
lol just paint every day. Thats the best way to learn. Be completely involved in it. Youll be amazed how fast you improve I promise
Amazing process
Thank you!
You are extremely talented! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!!
I just found your channel through another of your portrait videos & wow!!! Just watching your process is so inspiring and helpful. And what a great tip about the gesso. I haven't painted much before but every time I've tried acrylics, I've been using a sketchbook without gesso, and it's nearly impossible! How could I have missed that tip for so long? Anyway I love the look of your paintings, how they're realistic and have so much movement in them... like the finished pieces still have the energy of a sketch, which is what I'd love for my art to be like! Thanks for uploading so many great videos!
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. I really appreciate all of the kind words. Your support means a lot!
I love your work
I appreciate you
Hey, loved your video and your channel. Just a few suggestions: try to do a few voice overs to explain the process a little bit better and make a video on how to draw a portrait (starting with a blank piece of paper until its good enough to paint on top of). Thanks for the great content and keep it up!
Thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely keep that in mind. I appreciate your support!
Thanks for sharing your process! Your work is brilliant! I worked in watercolors and pencils for years and have only been dabbling with painting for a few years, so this was helpful to see how you approach it.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
This is beautiful, really helped me for my art portfolio in school
Amazing technique! Looks so realistic!
Thank you so much!
You are an amazing artist! Thank you for this video, super helpful and relaxing!
Thank you so much!
Really nice video and painting 😁
I personaly like to finish my paintings with matte varnish when working on notebooks, so it doesn't stick to the pages.
Really great job with the portrait, and the model is also very pretty.
Well that was just such a pleasure to watch. I have been hovering over my canvas for days wondering how I was going to start my portrait. You have just inspired me to get right to it, thank you so very much.
Lloyd, Manchester 🇬🇧
I am so glad!! Please send my updates of your work through Instagram. I’d love to take a look
Absolutely amazing! Love it so much
Thank you so much!!
Fascinating and really beautiful to watch your creative process 💜
Thank you so much!!
Wow, such talent! Love your painting and the way you paint.
Did you paint from a picture or is she from your imagination? It's sooooo goood!
So beautiful
Thank you!!
I like your acrylic painting
Thank you!
I am watching the whole video third time and I would like to appreciate the use of only one brush :) + it's so satisfying, your instructions are also superb and easy to understand for the one who is new on your channel. 😍
Thank you so much.
Wounderful portrait,love your artwork
Thank you!
really good! I've been trying to find one for acrylics! Thank you!!
Sandhya Selmon im glad you enjoyed!! Thank you!
Very interesting. I'm glad I came across your video. The way you build up the values is fun to watch. Most excellent! Thanks!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏾🖤
Amazing!
Thank you so much!
Wow u make it look easy 😁🧡
Thank you so much!
Enjoyed this very much. Thanks!
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Awesome, I subscribed, the music was a crazy maker for me though...loved watching your magic moves transpire. 🤙🏾🎨
Thank you so much for your support and feedback!
This is very helpful, Raelis! Thank you for sharing your process for us newbies! I'm subscribing!
Thank you for subscribing!! Im glad is was helpful
Bonjour ,
Jolie portrait!
Amazing⭐😍
Thanks!
Very nice. I keep wanting to hear a solo, saxophone, muted trumpet, or something, on top off that groove.
You are awesome! And painted her as if she is sitting in front of you🤘🤘🤘
Thank you so much!!
Wow great work bro, suddenly I'm less intimidated by painting portraits
Thank you!
Really great demo of how you can sketch in a notebook with clear gesso. Excellent portrait. I just subscribed. Looking forward to more.
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Your support means a lot!
A well deserved like and subscribe after watching this! Fantastic work
I appreciate you
Really loved this man. You're making me want to get back into acrylic. I've been doing a lot of oil painting lately, but I like that acrylic dries quickly. Are you using an extender/retardant when you mix to keep them open longer?
Thank you so much. That's always an issue with acrylics. I sometimes use an extender, but I mostly just have enough water on my palette. It's hard to get around this issue with acrylics, I guess we just have to work fast.
Wet pallet is a great way to keep acrylic wetter longer! I use a dollar store plate spritz with water then lay down parchment paper 😁
A tip is to use half retarder and half medium, then blending is a lot easier.
Your work is amazing!! Thank you for sharing!! I'm practicing making my paintings more realistic like this.
Thank you so much. Keep it going. Feel free to share your work with me. I can give you a quick critique if you want one
@@raelis_vasquez I really do appreciate that. I'd be glad to show you where I am as a painter and receive quick feedback.
@@ingridmccray7915 Okay great, just find me on IG and id be happy to give you feedback
@@raelis_vasquez I sent it on IG. Thank you!! 🙌
this is very inspiring - you are so talented, im practicing now and i know i'll be as talented as you one day!!!
Thank you so much. I appreciate that a lot. Keep on practicing!!
She's beautiful
Thanks!
Really good!
Rebecca G. Thank you!!
so great..💜
Thank you!!
Amazing! Thank you for all of these tutorials, especially the acrylic ones. Question- It looks like you mixed about 7 different skin tones at the start of the video. Is that all that you used or did you mix additional tones as you progressed through the painting?
TheMark180 that’s a great question. Thank you for your support! That’s very kind. I do continue to mix throughout as I go along. But I use those as the base painting tones.
Amazing! Question - How do you keep your paint fresh when painting? i never pre-mix my colors but only from a fear of them drying out. It would be easier to plan out the painting by pre mixing though. Also, excellent mixing job!
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Nice step-by-step procedure of portrait painting in acrylic - exactly what I was looking for a long time. Is it necessary to put gesso on paper for painting with acrylic?
thank you. And not really, gesso is basically acrylic paint. I recommend t least giving it a layer of paint as a wash and protective layer
This is amazing! Is there a brand of brushes and paint you prefer?
TheHeebieGeebie thank you! Not really. Usually Golden or Liquitex for acrylics. I don’t have specific brushes I use
very helpful, thank you man
I'm glad, my pleasure
Defenitely the best teacher out there ❤ Hope i can meet you sir someday 😇❤
Shanaenae that’s very kind. I really appreciate that! 😬
Beautiful
Thank you!!
Hey your work is literally mind blowing could you please tell me how long did it take you to get done with this masterpiece ?
Thank you so much. It took about 2 hours entirely
Waw super Stay connected
Mamma and girls thank you so much
Another great tutorial, man!
Is that a mixed media sketchbook you use? Thanks.
This is just a regular old sketchbook. I think it was either $5 or $10 from Michael's. It does the job. I like a bit of texture to my sketchbooks.
@@raelis_vasquez Awesome. I'll check it out!
Is clear gesso ( what you used very beginning) similar to modge podge?
Great job. What kind of paper/sketchbook are you using? Also, how do you keep your paint mixes from drying out on your palette?
I don't use any special paper. This is just a $5-$10 sketchbook from Michaels. And there is a painter retarder that's helpful but It's very difficult to keep it set, as you know. Using more water is helpful to me. but also, I work super fast.
Raelis Vasquez So does that mean you started and finished this in one day? I absolutely love the way it turned out! ❤️
Apologies, this is a long comment 😬
I’ve been painting for about 3 years, as a hobby. Everything I know I’ve learned from watching RUclips clips. I really enjoy it. I love how each of my paintings gets better and better. So much so, I’ve been asked to paint a portrait for someone. Up until this point, I’ve never painted people, and that’s purely because I can’t stand doing an average job at something and people are too complicated!
It’s fair to say that I’m struggling quite a bit!
Would you recommend when painting in the skin tone that it gets done in one sitting? Is there a secret weapon to use when trying to work wet paint into dry? I don’t always get a lot of time to myself to paint it all at once, I’ll normally do it over a few days, weeks, even months. Lol
Question, when doing a painting such as this one, after applying the first layer of paint how do you know when it's enough paint per layer. And when do you begin to blend?
I recommend at least two but it varies depending on taste.
Also,
I don't really blend. It's not necessary.
Ahh, I see. Thanks a lot. Your work is truly amazing!!! I definitely look forward to watching more of your videos!!!!
Beautiful. Does this method only work for some specific paper weights (gsm /lbs) or is any paper fine?
It should work for all drawing paper. I wouldn't use sketching paper though
@@raelis_vasquez Thanks . I will try it myself. Cheers.
Sanil Pandit anytime!! 😌
2:44 is so beautiful
Thank you!!
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Amazing work but I don't have clear gesso is it ok if I use my regular gesso and then do the sketch?
Yes it is. Its not even crucial to gesso
Hey man, awesome portrait! How do you add all those details with that brush? What brush are you using? Also, do you have tips on blending skin tones?
I use a smaller brush for details but I dont blend. I dont use anything special. Usually filbert brushes
Raelis Vasquez thank you !
How were you able to blend it so well! If I work fast enough I can just about do it but do you add something to prolong the drying time?
lol I dont blend at all actually. I just use a smaller brush when i need to. and i mix my paints to go from light to dark in several steps. not just two or three
@@raelis_vasquez ahhhh ok I'll keep that in mind
What does the workable fixative do? Thanks for the helpful acrylic vid :)
it protects the drawing do that it doesn't get smudged with the paints.
Love it, how long did it take you to paint it?
about 2 hours. Thank you!!
Sorry if this was asked b4! Can i use gesso on my pencil sketch without spraying fixative or is that a needed step?
Hey, No worries. And yes you can. The pencil wont even show up. It may smudge a little but thats not an issue at all. I rarely use fixative unless I am only drawing. with painting it isnt needed
the acrylic paint on the sheet didn't dry? also, did you mix paint with water in the beginning? amazing painting btw
Hey I let it dry completely before painting. Sometimes I spray water on the pay while I work
my BIGGEST problem when it comes to acrylic is that it dries so quickly!! Therefore I'm NEVER able to blend my colours properly!!
If you pay close attention, I never blended any color. It looks better when it isnt blended. I just use smaller brushes in areas that I need to
nice ! really helpfull vedio for me n already subscribe ur channel ; thnx dude ✌ btw what type paper u used here ? please reply ....
Thank you so much. To be honest, I dont even know what paper this is. This is just my sketchbook. It was super cheap from Michaels. As long as its drawing paper and not sketchbook paper, and you arent using too much water, you should be just fine.
Hiii nice tutorial. One quick qs. Did u draw r print the face sketch. Can u share it
I drew the sketch
Very nice work. How long do you let that clear gesso remain before you start painting?
Thanks Glenda, I let it dry completely. About 20 mins
@@raelis_vasquez Thanks for info.
Are you just adding water ro your paint or some kind of medium? My biggest issue with acrylic is they dry to fast. Thx.
Is that Cadmium red?
Beautiful!!!!
Thank you
Which brushes did you use? Any particular brand name and type?
Nope, nothing special. I use filbert brushes
Hi sir i am an indian i am biggest fan of you
Thank you so much!
this is very helpful. it's amazing
and yeah the artist is hot and handsome. greetings from the Philippines ❤️
lol Thank you!
Yup he is .
Materiales ? Que cuaderno es ese porfavor y qué tipo de acrílico es
Hola David, yo ni sé. Eso no es importante
my acrylic dry out so fast on water colour paper, what have gone wrong? is it my paper?
Lol nope, that just how acrylic is. It always drying super fast. Keeps you on your toes lol. Super annoying but I recommend using a retarder if you’d like. Or just keep your paints damp by at spraying it with water
What does workable fixative do? :)
It stops the pencil drawing from smudging. its very important for your drawings so they don't get ruined over time
Awesome! I never heard of it before, I'm going to try it out.
What kind of acrylic paint are u using?
I use all kinds. Whatever is on sale lol. Doesn't make a difference
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has anyone used mod podge instead of gesso?
It should work too
What kind paper do you use and how many lbs is it?
This was in my sketchbook. Not special paper at all. Just drawing paper and i bought it from Michaels for like $10
@@raelis_vasquez on nice! Thanks
@@mosesart.47 anytime!!
What’s the brand of paint you use ?
i use any brand. the brand doesnt make or break the painting
what paper did you use?
nothing special I just used a drawing sketchbook purchased from michaels