Portraits of Light and Color

LEARN THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND FUNDAMENTALS
OF OIL PAINTING THROUGH MORE THAN 6 HOURS OF GUIDED VIDEO LESSONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR BEGINNERS

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Portraits of Light
and Color

LEARN THE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND FUNDAMENTALS
OF OIL PAINTING THROUGH MORE THAN 6 HOURS OF GUIDED VIDEO LESSONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR BEGINNERS

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Are you Impressionist or Realist?

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Portraits of Light and Color

teaches you the essential techniques needed to create beautiful, vibrant portraits in oil. Learn how to work with color, understand light and shadow, mix realistic skin tones, and confidently use oil painting materials and tools. With over 6 hours of guided lessons, you'll build a strong foundation and develop the skills to create expressive portraits full of life, depth, and color.

Taking my course you'll learn:

01 Lighting

Learn to balance light sources to sculpt the figure and create instant cinematic drama.

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02 Composition

Learn to use framing and background layers to build an immersive, narrative-rich scene.

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03 Realism

Learn to blend high-fidelity classical painting techniques with modern pop-culture reference.

01 Lighting

Learn to balance light sources to sculpt the figure and create instant cinematic drama.

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02 Composition

Learn to use foreground framing and background layers to build an immersive, narrative-rich scene.

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03 Realism

Learn to blend high-fidelity classical painting techniques with modern pop-culture reference.

My name is Bryant,

I am a contemporary figurative painter living and working out of Fredericksburg, VA.

I received my MFA in Painting with an Anatomy minor from the New York Academy of Art and my BA in Studio Art with an Art History Minor from Centre College.

I have exhibited extensively along the East Coast, including notable venues such as Sugarlift Gallery in New York City and The Miami Oriental as part of Miami Art Week, with Solo Exhibitions at The McColl Center for Art and Innovation (Charlotte, NC, 2024) and Centre College (Danville, KY, 2025).

My work has also been prominently featured in Create Magazine, the MyArtIsReal Podcast, Buzzfeed, The Blue Review, The Wall Street Journal, Thinking With Paper, and This Quarantine Life: A Comic Anthology.

With a strong academic background both as a student and teacher and years of experience, working as a professional artist, my aim is to help you learn the materials, simplify the process, and produce better results, making you a better, more confident artist.

Now, I'm excited to launch my first course: Portraits of Light and Color.

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