Faces / Portraits

This lesson was first published as part of A Year of Light and is now available as a stand alone class! Come join me, Tam to create a chiaroscuro portrait where gentle light reveals the face from velvet shadow! In this class, we’ll create a mystical portrait of a figure bathed in soft light, emerging from deep shadows. We’ll explore chiaroscuro—the art of using strong contrasts between light and dark to create depth, form, and emotion. You’ll learn how to paint a glowing face with a dramatic, shadowed background, and how subtle details like flying birds can add symbolism and mood. You get life long access to this lesson and you can download the videos and PDFS too! Hope you’ll join! �� Much love, Tam �� Click on image below to enter see photos of the type of painting we’ll make: