This is a labour of love. My first human portrait.

I do not prefer portraits, but I was drawn to your beautiful painting and decided to give a try. However, I was in for a surprise as the class was not in real time but in 2X and 4X the normal speed. The practice exercises helped me a lot and I persevered ( for a lo o o ng time).

I am happy to say Tanja, the lesson in 4x speed helped me learn layering, adding shape and depth to the painting.

Thank you so very much for this great class. I also learnt some useful brush strokes and softening techniques.