Portrait Demonstration in Oil by Cheng Wu

Cheng Wu came all the way from China to demonstrate his technique with Jan-Ove Tuv to observe him at the Nerdrum studio.

In this video you will learn about:
• Establishing the main forms first
• Laying in middle tones
• Establishing the darkest and lightest areas early on
• Painting in planes
• Painting with wet, opaque strokes
• Efficiently blocking in ear, eyes and hair
• Simplifying forms to get more volume
• Zorn vs Sargent (painting technique)
• The glory of thin brushes

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