Workshop: Portraiture


February 10 to 14, 2025 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m

Les z’Arts des Paillons, Contes, France (approx. 18 km from Nice)

The portraiture course is a weeklong workshop on the techniques and approaches to drawing a portrait. The goal of the course is to build a foundation on how to render a portrait as well as providing an underlying understanding of head structure and features.

Each day will focus on a different aspect of portrait painting, from the study of head anatomy, to color palettes, angles of a pose, different types of models and varied methods of approach. There will also be a good amount of drawing concepts that will be covered as well, such as proportion, foreshortening and chiaroscuro. By the end of the course, students will have a varied and solid foundation in creating an expressive portrait.

For adults, all levels

320 euros (includes inscription to les z’Arts des paillons association and model fees)

Course Instruction is in French


The Portraiture Workshop is offered through the association, Les z’Arts des paillons. To sign up for the course, please fill out the form below to be contacted by email with more information.