Painting Black & White Portraits | An AIRBRUSH Tutorial

Painting portraits in monochrome is a great exercise in value study. Since there are no colors used besides black and white, you get to focus all of your attention on values and how they mold and sculpt the structures of the face. In this first part we will be painting in both eyes, the eyebrows, the nose, and setting up some of the values within the cheeks. You will notice in this portrait that the black and white mixtures gives this overall painting a cooler temperature than one completed in just transparent black. I will follow this tutorial up with another grisaille just using a transparent black so that you can see the difference between the two techniques. This painting is a 24x18" canvas stretched over a wooden panel, prepared smooth with liquitex super heavy gesso. Thanks for watching! Become a channel Member:    / @theartworkshop   Within this Video: Schmincke Aero Colors- https://amzn.to/3VOCj0O Gesso- https://amzn.to/4cLnTUW Eraser (hard)- https://amzn.to/3xsgyrL Eraser 2 (hard)- https://amzn.to/4bxqVLt Eraser (soft)- https://amzn.to/45YojF9 Electric Eraser- https://amzn.to/4aPw80D Circle Stencils- https://amzn.to/4e2rsY6 Artool Shields- https://amzn.to/3MixUyG Airbrush- https://amzn.to/3KtUrGX Iwata-Medea Airbrush Cleaner- https://amzn.to/3yG2MnX Video Equipment: Camera (Z5)- https://amzn.to/3dOsvAU Second Camera (Z30)- https://amzn.to/48WHyPN Lens- https://amzn.to/3E0aHgK Macro Lens- https://amzn.to/3jFlZyE Slider- https://amzn.to/3rkmqT6 Tripod- https://amzn.to/3D3L6BQ Audio Equipment: Microphone (RE 20)- https://amzn.to/41sW3GS Audio Interface- https://amzn.to/3Q36VXU Boom Arm- https://amzn.to/3O0p8Wy These are amazon affiliate links for The Art Workshop. As an Amazon Associate I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Using these links helps support my channel. Thank you!