The workshop was two days in length and involved painting and 11 by 14 inch portrait of a man with a massive beard.  I was unsure and a bit skeptical of how well an online painting workshop would workout. It was pretty good, had some technical glitches but that was to be expected as this was David’s first online workshop.

As part of the workshop we, the participants, would follow along and send in photos of our progress for review. It worked out to two reviews per day and these were quite valuable. At each step I was on the right path but has some issues that needed to be addressed. With out the crits I surely wouldn’t have got the results I did. Watching the other participants work get reviewed was valueble as well, so much to be learned by seeing other people’s approach to the same painting.

Below is my step by step progress.

My Setup

My studio setup, prepared like a total keener.

Day 1

Day 1 Photo 1 - Sketch

Day 1 Photo 2 - Darks

Day 2

Day 2 Photo 1 - Flesh tones

Day 2 Photo 2 - Photo sent for final critique

At this point it’s not done. Had a few things to finish up and some pointers from Dave.

The Bearded Man, Final Painting