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Seven easy ways for beginners to improve their portrait paintings
It’s very tempting to set up your easel and canvas and get straight into your painting just to see...
Read MorePortraits for NHS Heroes - featured at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition
At the height of the pandemic in April 2020, Tom Croft Initiated the Portraits for NHS Heroes...
Read MorePortrait of a skilled craftsman
This large portrait is of my very interesting sitter Umberto Sarri - an independent clock and...
Read MoreIf I had to choose one inspirational portrait.......
If I was asked who my all time favourite portrait artist is I would have to say that without a doubt...
Read MoreThe Pain and the Pleasure of Moving Studios
I have recently moved from my much loved studio of almost fifteen years to a new studio a few...
Read MoreCommissioning a Portrait
People often say to me that they would love to commission a portrait but they simply don't have the...
Read MoreBuilding Relationships
One of the most interesting and rewarding aspects of being an artist is when people attend an...
Read MorePencils before Paint Brushes
I am often asked in my portrait painting classes to outline my painting process. In my previous blog...
Read MoreThree Basic Rules for Oil Painting
I love painting in oils. Oils have a brilliant ability to capture colour due to their ability to...
Read MoreA beginner’s guide to materials
I am often asked by beginners in my portrait painting classes for a list of basic materials to bring...
Read MorePortrait Painting Classes – the smaller the better
I know from bitter experience that there is nothing worse than sitting in an art class of over...
Read MoreTake time to know your sitter
Over the years that I have been painting portraits, I have realised that the better I get to know...
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