For this exercise you can choose to paint a full figure portrait, a head and shoulders portrait or a self-portrait. Your finished portrait should be unusual or expressive in some way. It can be true to life or not, depending on the effects you wish to achieve.
Decide what you’re trying to achieve at the outset and make some notes in your learning log.
Next, decide on your light source as this will determine both the effect of solidity that you’re able to capture and convey mood and atmosphere.
Attempt 2: Acrylic in sketchbook
I really enjoyed the freedom of the mark making in the German Expressionist style. I understood how they sought to reflect inner feelings and emotional state through their colour choice and brushstrokes.
I want to know how to get that muscle definition I found using charcoal, without placing perfect brushstrokes.
Tea and Doodles 