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Portrait Paintings

Portraying the visual appearance of the subject is the main aspect of portrait painting. Here the subject can be any medium sized thing under the sun. Drawing one’s own portrait is called a self portrait. Portraying human anatomy needs great skill and requires a tactical approach towards portrait painting.

Following are the few portrait painting tutorials, online ebooks and pdf articles found on web.
  1. The art of portrait painting in oil colours By Henry Murray
  2. Practical directions for portrait painting in water colours By Mary Philadelphia Merrifield
  3. Painting a Portrait by de Laszlo - "How to Do It" Series By A. L. Baldry 
  4. A Knowledge Based Approach to Modeling Portrait Painting Methodology By Steve DiPaola
  5. Emotionally Aware Automated Portrait Painting By Simon Colton, Michel F. Valstar and Maja Pantic 
  6. Exploring a Parameterized Portrait Painting Space By Steve DiPaola 

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