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Strong Portrait Drawing & Painting Foundations

Learn traditional portraiture with Casey's unique spin. But first you must begin with the fundamentals. The same skills you'll learn with drawing will be immensely valuable when you transition to paint. In just two demos, Casey perfectly illustrates where to begin a portrait, then you can follow him through each step as he builds form and features. You won't want to miss this great overhead view of a portrait master at work. (10 + hours)

  • Casey Childs

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Casey Childs

Casey's work as a whole encompasses an exploration of the human experience. His interest in the people around him comes from the idea that we look at people every day, but we never really stop to SEE them. In every painting he strives to capture the beauty, variations and complexities of the human form.
The goal of his portrait work is to capture the soul of the individual–not just their likeness. He is inspired by the figurative works of Sargent, Fechin, Thayer, Caravaggio and John Giarrizzo. John, Casey's art professor at Northwest College, instilled in him a great love of art and an immense desire to create it. John's work and ideas have found their way into Casey. Casey sees his work as a self-portrait in that the subjects of his paintings are all a part of him, each painting a learning experience and an exploration of himself as an artist.

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