
Jonathan Yeo
Portrait Painting
Approach your canvas with confidence with the world's most in-demand portrait painter.
This course includes:
What you'll learn
Join Jonathan as he teaches you how to get started on your canvas, capture lighting and expressions, as well as develop your own artistic style.
- Prep your canvas
- Capture likeness of your subject
- Select the right tools
- Learn about light, shade and tone
- Develop your creative process
- Practice with self-portraits

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“From Tony Blair to Cara Delevingne, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to Idris Elba: in the 21st-Century you do not exist as a public figure unless you have been painted by Jonathan Yeo.” – Vanity Fair
Jonathan has been painting for 30 years, and within that time, he has become one of the world’s most coveted artists. From actors and activists to prominent politicians, musicians and artists, Jonathan’s portraits have earned him a mid-career retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, London, commissions from the British Royal Family and exhibitions all over the world.
Course preview
Lesson plan (27)
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01
Portrait Painting Introduction
08:37
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02
History of the portrait maker
15:14
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03
Study: first sitting
14:27
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04
Canvas preparation
19:00
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05
Composition
31:22
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06
Choosing a subject
17:27
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07
Lighting your subject
17:21
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08
How to start the portrait
20:59
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09
Study: second sitting
16:10
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10
Beginnings and education
22:42
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11
Explaining my style
26:30
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12
Layers
17:24
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13
Colour & tone
31:02
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14
Light, shade & structure
14:46
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15
Final portrait: third sitting
10:03
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16
Achieving a likeness
19:16
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17
Hands
09:38
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18
Knowing when a portrait is finished
24:23
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19
Studio introduction
13:16
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20
Materials
16:13
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21
Final portrait: fourth sitting
20:58
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22
Photography as a tool
19:37
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23
Experimentation with portraiture
15:52
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24
Self-portraits
11:43
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25
Reveal
20:52
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26
Tips on how to progress
13:24
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27
Conclusion
07:04
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