Oil Portrait Course

About the course:

🎨 Master the Art of Oil Portrait Painting

Learn the timeless techniques of oil portrait painting in a structured and supportive learning environment. This course is designed for artists who want to understand portrait fundamentals and create realistic, expressive faces with confidence.

The curriculum focuses on key portrait elements:
🖌️ Facial Structure & Proportions – Learn to construct the human face accurately with correct anatomy and balance.
🎭 Expression & Likeness – Understand how to capture emotion, character, and personality in a portrait.
🎨 Skin Tones & Color Mixing – Master realistic skin tones using oils, including highlights, shadows, and undertones.
💡 Light, Form & Depth – Learn how light and shadow shape the face and bring dimensional realism.

Key Highlights:
✔️ Oil paint handling and brush techniques
✔️ Layering, blending, and glazing methods
✔️ Step-by-step portrait-building process
✔️ Understanding tones and values
✔️ Personal guidance for improvement

By the end of the course, students will confidently paint refined oil portraits with strong structure, depth, and lifelike expression.

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About the Instructor:

Rashmi Soni is an Award-winning internationally renowned contemporary artist and curator with an impressive list of achievements. She turned artist from a political Science lecturer, and she was an UPPCS exam qualifier too. Later, She followed her passion and studied art painting, she is a gold medalist in her masters in painting.
Rashmi is the Founder of Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy since 2013 and Co-founder of Opus Inter National Artists Forum since 2022.
She was awarded for Kala Bhushan Award for best contemporary artist 2023 from the Global Scholar Foundation Belgaum Karnataka. She has been featured many times in National news daily like The Deccan Herald, Indian Express and Eenadu. She got published in several art magazines as well like Falcon from Prestige, Startist’s Artists, Art Journals and Royal Art Times. She is a writer of three eBooks- 
• Mastering Drawing Fundamentals,
• Mastering The Facial Features: A Guide to Realistic Portrait and
• Beyond The Basics: Advance Techniques for Stunning Watercolor Portraits.
Rashmi has concluded 5 solo shows 2 in Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, 2 in Sublime Galleria Bangalore and 1 in India Art Festival Bangalore. She curated around 20+ Art exhibitions In Bangalore and worldwide. Her art is prominently featured in numerous National and International galleries, known for its realistic figurative and waterscapes, particularly in watercolor and oil mediums. Her work is proudly held in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as Delhi Lalit Kala Academy, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Lovely Professional University, Indira Gandhi National Centre For Arts, JW Marriot Hotel, Kochi Forum Mall, Prestige Hotel as well as several other national and international personal art collections in US, Hawaii, UK, Australia. She is also featured in the grandmastersfineart.com with the other master artists around the world.

About Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy:

Shiny Colors aims to create a supportive and enriching environment where artists can thrive and express themselves freely. Shiny Colors, is dedicated to fostering artistic expression and connecting artists globally. With a mission to “express your inner-self,” our platform serves as a conduit for sharing art knowledge and providing opportunities for artists to showcase their talents.