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The following sizes and compositions (see table below) are a guide to the standard dimensions for traditional portrait paintings. The size of the subject’s head will be close to actual life size in these paintings, producing a portrait that will have good presence in a room and good detail when viewed close-up. The larger the ... Read more
A portrait can be painted in any style to suit your taste, such as impressionist, traditional “old master”, or modern photo-journalistic. Traditional portraits are more formal and posed, producing an official record of a person. Contemporary portraits place people in everyday clothes in everyday situations. Read more
Information about commissioning an original portrait painting or portrait sculpture. Read more
Some good link to life drawing classes and information for models. Read more