My process 1.) Sketch 2.) Illustration Markers 3.) Color Pencils and 4.) Oil paint. Sometimes I add even more steps with Photoshop, but I didnt for this portrait. I wanted to see how far I could push oil paint as a medium. I prefer painterly realism to photorealism (photo realistic stuff gets boring…..whats the point of simply reproducing a picture?). I was satisfied with the results, despite my unorthodox approach to making this….(painting? work of art? mixed media?….I dont know what to call it.) The markers were Prismacolor and Chartpak Ad. The color pencils were Prisma and the oil paint was Old Holland, Maimeri, Vasari, Bloxx, Grumbacher and Holbein Colors. I used Liquin as a paint medium. I used Flat, Round and Filbert Brushes and occasionally a fan brush (for delicate blending). This time lapse speed portrait consolidated four hours in to less than four minutes.
Duration : 0:2:56
Watch Australian portrait artist (Tom Gibbs) create a painting… www.tomgibbsart.com
An animation of the painting progression during the portrait painting of Eya Fechin, daughter of Nicolai Fechin.
I decided to do a self portrait. We never see ourselves the way others do. Artist throughout history have painted themselves leaving behind little facts about themselves. There is more to a portrait than just a picture.
Jon Houglum Demonstrates Oil Portrait Painting From a Photo of a Lincoln Presenter.
This is a step by step demonstration on the process from start to finish. I also lecture during the way.
This is a practical introduction to the photo equipment used in my professional photography studio
Jon Houglum Demonstrates how to Polarize an Oil Portrait Paintings and Painting Eyes at FCAC, Knoxville, TN.
Another time lapse video of a portrait painting by Seamus Berkeley.