When Art and portraiture meet Technology, strange things happen! How portrait painting and technology can match? I received a few months ago, an intriguing letter from an Associate Professor at the CTU in Prague. The CTU is the Czech Technical University in Prague. One of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and one of […]
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For a wonderful year full of art and creativity…!!
Continue readingEvolution portraits, Video Art
I think this is a very interesting art video for those who love to paint portraits! The subtile evolution of the faces is fascinating… All of us who have tried to paint a face know how little details can change completely the idea of the subject or their personality. For the first track from her […]
Continue readingVisiting the Dalí Museum in Figueras, Spain. One of the 50 most visited museums in the world!
If you have the fortune to visit Spain and specifically Catalonia, there is a place that you should not miss. The Dalí Museum in Figueres. One of the 50 most visited museums in the world! The Dalí Museum is probably the last great work of Salvador Dalí the artist. A personal project of the genius […]
Continue readingGetting into the world of sweet colours. Looking for the marmalade of the artist.
We are at the summer doors and almost finishing the Cherry season. My favorite fruits! It is time to make the marmalade that we all love at home! The homemade Cherry marmalade! Fruits and colours! The simple things in life are probably the most suggestive. I started this as a hobby few years ago. My partner […]
Continue readingPastel Portrait of Mrs. Karen R. Lawrence
Pastel Portrait of Mrs. Karen R. Lawrence Institutional Pastel portrait commission of current President of Sarah Lawrence College. A few months ago I was contacted by Sarah Lawrence College, a private liberal arts college in the United States. It is located in Southern Westchester County, NY. They proposed me a very interesting project. The creation […]
Continue reading10 ways to improve your photos for portrait painting of children
How to take good pictures for Painting portrait and how to develop your skills to make better pictures and get better painting portraits? This post could perfectly be the second part of “How to make good photos for painting portrait? Reflexions on how to turn your photo into a painting. (part 1)“. 10 Ways to Take […]
Continue readingHow to make good photos for painting portrait? Reflexions on how to turn your photo into a painting. (part 1)
From photo to painting. That is the question. (Reflexions about to turn your photo into a painting.) Starting this post I had several questions in my mind; How to paint a portrait form a photo? All the pictures work for painting a portrait? Or a better one to start from the beginning… How to choose […]
Continue readingUseful tools for drawing and painting. The “red pen” I use.
The “Red pen” I use…That big mystery! There are a lot of useful tools for drawing and painting, a lot of different and interesting drawing materials on the market and this post is about one of them. This is a post about the “Red pen” I use in my youtube Pastel portrait videos and in my […]
Continue readingNew Pastel Portrait process video!! At last…
A new Pastel portrait process video! A big size portrait. Almost an year and a half have passed since I posted my last youtube Instructional video… I know it is a long time… Specially for the fast and intensive virtual world out there… But even I haven´t stop painting I felt I must stop to […]
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