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For artists seeking to create portraits that captivate and resonate on a deeper level, you’re about to uncover techniques that go beyond mere likeness…
…and allow you to infuse your work with mood, atmosphere, and emotion — making your art truly unforgettable.
See these works? These portraits have an “enchanting” look to them.
In other words, the subject in them comes across as dreamy, magical...
But they don’t sacrifice any realism, so the viewer can still be captivated by the lifelike presence of the subject.
That’s what Wu is known for in his portraits. And if you like what you see, then he’d like to show you exactly how he does it.
This will give you NEW approaches to try, and they might just give you exactly what you’re looking for to create your own breathtaking portraits!
Inside this video workshop, Wu will guide you on how to use the right approach and techniques when painting shapes — one of his many secrets to give the portrait an expressive and painterly look.
You’ll learn key principles on how to give your work that “portrait quality” you’ve come to dream about … how to “entertain the eye”... and how to add rhythm and movement to your brushwork.
You’ll also understand why highlight placement is critical for capturing a likeness, and why it’s key to view highlights as a continuous element flowing across the form rather than as isolated features.
This video workshop is a masterclass in creating portraits, giving you the skills to take your portraits to a higher level — not to simply paint the subject in front of you, but to paint what the painting needs to become a masterpiece.
You’re about to learn the art of interpretation in portraits, allowing you to finally create paintings with an alluring “portrait quality.”
Join Zhaoming Wu in his brand new video workshop today, and see your portraits come to life!
Zhaoming Wu, born and raised in Guangzhou City, China, is a master painter whose work seamlessly blends the skill and bravura of 19th- and 20th-century masters.
His artistic journey began at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art, where he earned his BFA and later served as a professor of painting. Furthering his education, Wu obtained his MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he currently instructs, shaping a new generation of painters in classical methods.
Since 1983, Wu’s art has graced exhibitions across Asia, Europe, the United States, and beyond, earning him international recognition. His talent is particularly significant in the context of Western art history.
While much of Western art culture veered toward abstraction, Chinese and Russian artists maintained the study and practice of classical painting. As tensions eased between China and the West, artists like Wu brought their invaluable expertise to America, bridging a gap in classical training.
Wu’s knowledge and talents represent a complex lineage from the 19th-century masters to contemporary art. As a highly valued faculty member at the Academy of Art University, he plays a crucial role in the graduate program, mentoring artists in representational painting and drawing. His work and teaching embody the preservation and evolution of classical techniques in modern art education.
This is your chance to learn from such an experienced artist — don’t miss out!
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In this video workshop, you’re going to discover the famous techniques that make Zhaoming Wu’s portraits so special.
You’ll discover that creating a compelling portrait goes far beyond mere technical skills — it’s about capturing the essence, character, and emotion of your subject. It’s about doing what the painting needs versus just copying what you see.
Zhaoming will guide you through the intricate realms of composition, color dynamics, and the interplay of light and form.
You’ll learn to harness the power of values and edges, using them to evoke mood and atmosphere in your artwork.
This course is designed to elevate your portrait painting skills, helping you create pieces that not only look realistic but also resonate with depth and emotion.
Through Zhaoming’s expert instruction, you’ll gain a deep understanding of how composition and color harmony contribute to portraying subjects realistically.
You’ll develop insights into illuminating your subjects in ways that bring out their three-dimensional essence, making your portraits come alive on the canvas.
Moreover, you’ll master techniques for balancing values and edges, enabling you to convey depth and emotion with remarkable skill.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll have the tools and knowledge to create portraits that go beyond mere likeness, capturing the true spirit of your subjects and imbuing your work with a sense of life and character that sets it apart.
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Introduction and Selecting the Reference and Materials
In the first few chapters, Zhaoming Wu guides you through choosing the ideal reference photo, emphasizing the importance of a 3/4-view pose and 45-degree lighting for capturing the head’s form and features. He then introduces his preferred materials, including specialized brushes, medium, preferred painting surface, and a carefully curated palette of oil paints.
The First Pass
Zhaoming demonstrates the crucial initial stage of portrait painting, focusing on establishing value shapes and the basic form of the head. He teaches subtractive painting techniques to create the head’s shape and introduces the concept of working with three major values. You’ll learn the importance of capturing gestures and regularly checking proportions. This chapter lays the groundwork for a strong, expressive portrait, teaching you how to build a solid foundation that will support the details to come.
Adding the Flesh Tone
This chapter delves into the intricacies of adding color to the portrait. Zhaoming covers the classic 3 Color Zones Rule for skin tones, explains how to avoid chalky shadows, and emphasizes the critical role of highlight placement in achieving likeness. You’ll discover the importance of observation over copying photos and learn to treat the face as a unified whole rather than separate features. These insights will dramatically improve your ability to create lifelike, vibrant portraits with depth and character.
Modeling the Form
Zhaoming will take you beyond 2D representation into the realm of 3D form modeling. He explores concepts like plane changes, transitional values, and the strategic use of edges to create depth and turn of form. You’ll learn to use color temperature to create atmosphere and capture the unique character of facial features. You’ll have a strong understanding of form and light, enabling you to create portraits with striking realism.
Enhancing Contrast
In this chapter, Zhaoming focuses on refining the portrait through contrast enhancement and gestural brushwork. He shares techniques for suggesting highlights in hair, painting creases without harshness, and using brushstrokes to show form, sometimes counterintuitively. You’ll learn to create rhythm in your paintings and understand how different elements connect under unified lighting conditions. This knowledge will allow you to inject energy and excitement into your portraits!
Establishing Important Details
Zhaoming reviews his entire process before diving into the detailed work of this stage. He emphasizes the importance of relationships between elements and teaches how to push some areas back while bringing others forward. You’ll learn to make deliberate choices about what to include or omit for a stronger painting. This chapter will hone your decision-making skills, enabling you to create portraits that are not just accurate, but aesthetically powerful and emotionally resonant.
Developing the Painting
This chapter focuses on refining the portrait, with particular attention to the eyes as the focal point. Zhaoming provides in-depth instruction on understanding form and anatomy, guiding you in making informed decisions about light, shadow, and edge control. He demonstrates techniques for connecting skin and hair naturally and using the background to enhance the overall composition.
Repainting and Preparing to Finish
Zhaoming demonstrates how to refine proportions, edges, and values in your portraits. He explains the aesthetic choices that guide the level of finish in different areas and how to add energy through varied brushwork. You’ll learn to balance accuracy with artistic interpretation, creating portraits that are both true to the subject and imbued with your unique vision. Also, you’ll learn how the addition of jewelry can add interest and excitement to your painting, making it feel more alive. These chapters will help you develop the critical eye and confidence needed to make bold, effective decisions in your work.
The Final Stage
In the concluding chapter, Zhaoming shows how to bring a portrait to its full potential. He demonstrates adding definition to key areas, playing with edges for visual interest, and using directional brush marks for energy. You’ll learn the art of selective finishing — knowing what to define and what to leave to the viewer’s imagination. This final chapter will empower you to create portraits that are not just visually accurate, but also engaging, expressive, and full of life, elevating your work to a professional level.
BONUS!
An Alternative Approach: The Male Portrait
Zhaoming shows you how to start a portrait in a more traditional way; once he gets painting, the techniques used in the main demo kick in for an enjoyable time lapse of this male portrait painting.
Zhaoming Wu’s workshop is going to give you a different perspective on portrait painting. If you feel like your portraits are not achieving the look you want, Wu’s techniques and approaches may just give you exactly what your portraits are missing.
Thanks to his vast experience in traditional painting principles, Chinese ink painting, and graphic design, he’s going to show you how to create portraits that will set you apart from the rest. You’ll learn how to add that “missing touch,” turning lifeless portraits into mystical works of art full of expression and mood!
The Art of Interpretation In Portraits
The art of interpretation in portraiture elevates a painting from mere representation to profound artistic expression. While accurately rendering a subject is important, it’s YOUR unique interpretation that truly brings a portrait to life. You can achieve this by emphasizing certain features, manipulating light and shadow, or using color creatively to express your vision. Successful portraits go beyond capturing likeness; they reveal the subject’s essence, conveying emotion, character, and inner world. They follow the path of the painting and what it needs, not merely copying a subject.
History’s most compelling portraits showcase the artist’s interpretation, offering viewers insight into both the subject and the artist’s perspective. This approach transforms a portrait into a conversation among artist, subject, and viewer, allowing it to transcend time and culture. Ultimately, the art of interpretation is what distinguishes a masterpiece from a simple likeness, inviting viewers to see beyond the surface and to participate in the painting…
Key Techniques to Create “Mystical” Portraits
In his captivating video workshop, master artist Zhaoming Wu reveals essential techniques that elevate portrait painting from mere reproduction to vibrant artistry. You’ll discover how to capture the unique character of facial features, bringing personality and emotion to your subjects.
Wu emphasizes the critical importance of highlight placement, teaching you to view highlights as a unified element flowing across the form, rather than isolated features. This approach is key to achieving a true likeness. You’ll also learn the classic 3 Color Zones Rule for painting realistic skin tones, a fundamental skill for creating lifelike portraits.
These are just a few of the invaluable techniques Wu shares in this comprehensive workshop. With his expert guidance, you’ll gain insights and skills that will undoubtedly transform your approach to portrait painting, helping you create more dynamic, expressive, and lifelike works of art.
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✅ Discover Zhaoming Wu’s unique approach to painting highly expressive portraits that are full of atmosphere and mood…
✅ Copy Wu’s brushwork techniques to make your portraits engaging and entertaining…
✅ How to select the right reference photo that will help you create a successful portrait…
✅ Learn Wu’s favorite types of brushes when painting portraits…
✅ How to establish values correctly…
✅ How to capture the gesture of the shapes to create an expressive, painterly feel…
✅ Master the classic “3 Color Zones Rule” for painting the skin tone of the face
✅ Learn the important “30-minute check” to prevent yourself from getting lost…
✅ Why you should never copy the colors from your photo reference…
✅ How to keep shadows from looking chalky…
✅ How to handle wrinkles…
✅ How to suggest things with skillful brushwork instead of rendering all the details…
✅ How to skillfully use edges to show distance and turn of form…
✅ How to use color temperature to create depth (“atmosphere” between the nose and the cheek, for instance)...
✅ How to use changes in color and value on the eyebrow to show the turn of form of the brow bone…
✅ How to capture the CHARACTER of the features…
✅ How to use brush marks effectively to show form — and why sometimes you want to go against the form (to add excitement and energy)...
✅ How to use an angled brush effectively…
✅ How to create RHYTHM in your painting…
✅ Wu’s brushwork technique that allows for spontaneity and expressiveness…
✅ PLUS: How to use different brushwork on different parts of the portrait to make your brushwork itself entertaining (this makes your portrait engaging!)
…plus so many more tips that will turn you into a creative powerhouse!
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