workshop / 8.5 hours
Portrait Painting: Blending Realism with Abstract Fragmentation
Unlock your creative potential in this exhilarating journey that fuses vibrant realism with daring abstraction, dynamic brushwork and bold composition as you discover new techniques & ignite your skills.
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What you'll learn:
Join this innovative workshop to unlock new dimensions in portrait painting, where the fusion of realism & abstraction takes center stage. Explore transformative layering techniques, from monochrome underpaintings to the interplay of natural & artificial skin tones.
Embrace abstract mark-making techniques to generate glitch-like effects and vibrant backgrounds that pulse with energy. Discover how 'letting go & following the painting' enhances intuitive powers and personal reflection, guiding you to meaningful concepts and ideas that resonate.
Embrace abstract mark-making techniques to generate glitch-like effects and vibrant backgrounds that pulse with energy. Discover how 'letting go & following the painting' enhances intuitive powers and personal reflection, guiding you to meaningful concepts and ideas that resonate.
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Combine Realism & Abstraction
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Mix Natural & Artificial Skin Tones
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Use Expressive Brushwork & Mark-Making
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Create a Dynamic Composition
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Overcome Preciousness
SELF-PACED
Watch and rewatch at your own pace from the comfort of your home.
community
Share your work in our private community. Give feedback and learn from others!
TIME & FORMAT
8.5 hours of curated content segmented into easy-to follow chapters.
LIFETIME access
Yours forever to stream. Come back to it anytime, anywhere.
HD Video
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Workshop Chapters:
Meet the instructor
Justin Ogilvie
Justin Ogilvie (MFA) is a Vancouver based artist, award-winning educator, and co-founder of Canvas Method. His practice bridges traditional and contemporary painting, hovering between figuration and abstraction.
Having completed his MFA degree and drawing upon 25+ years of teaching experience, Justin developed a unique instructional method to help artists cultivate an authentic and resilient painting practice, where technique, creativity & conceptual strategies are integrated in a holistic way.
A passionate and supportive instructor, he is continually dedicated to fostering growth and breakthroughs in the studio. Justin has exhibited internationally, and is part of private and public art collections.
Patrick Jones - Course author
workshop / 8.5 HOURS
Portrait Painting:
Blending Realism with
Abstract Fragmentation
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