Hussar portrait

Finished painting

Finished painting

Detail shako

Detail shako

Detail uniform

Detail uniform

Detail face

Detail face

Full process breakdown

Hussar portrait

I painted this as a study to practice color and brushwork during my mentorship with Sasha Beliaev.
I learned so many interesting techniques which I could apply here, like optical mixing and brush direction. It's a really enjoyable process once you know how it works!