Behind The Scenes Video Series
Painting a Realistic Portrait From Start to Finish: My Full Oil Painting Process
In this video series, I share my entire, start-to-finish creative process on camera, as I paint a realistic portrait from scratch. Along the way, I share and explain everything that I'm doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.
You'll learn the exact process for painting realistically, from how I mix colors to how I get the details of facial features just right.
In the process, I'll be explaining my approach to the following topics:
- Paints, brushes, and tools
- Palette & workspace management
- Oil painting techniques from beginner to advanced
- Assessing values and hues
- Systematically mixing colors from your photo
- Blending & rendering
- Realistic facial features: Eyes, nose, lips, ears
- Assessing your likeness & making adjustments
- Getting the details right: Hair, eyebrows, lashes
In this series, I also make sure to teach you all of the skills you need to successfully follow along with my process. While you watch, feel free to follow along step-by-step to create your own realistic portrait painting. My hope is that you will walk away a more confident painter! I hope you enjoy.
What’s included:
5+ hours of on-demand video
Learn from the real behind-the-scenes
Exclusive access to insider secrets
Watch on all devices
Unlimited lifetime access
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You’re a fan of Daria Callie and are curious to see what happens behind the scenes. You’re looking for inspiration and access to a world you normally can’t see.
You want to learn exactly how Daria Callie does what she does. Watch her real, start-to-finish process, including how she navigates every decision, setback, and more.
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I was happy to learn so much and apply it to my painting — Daria saved me years of trial and error and provided a technique that really gives a great result. Her videos were very clear and provided exactly what I needed to produce a very life-like portrait. She is not only a fabulous teacher but a very skilled artist!
Daria was a fabulous instructor. She was very clear about each step in the painting process. Her videos provided plenty of examples of each step. This was truly amazing!
I loved the format of Daria's teaching. She has a very calm and pleasant voice. Her choice of background music was perfect! (Wish I knew what it was!)
I enjoyed the videos. Daria is an extremely gifted and talented artist. Her method is extraordinarily well presented, and I loved listening to the coaching tips and listening to the music, which was perfect and relaxing.
The videos were really well done — detailed enough but not too long nor overwhelming. I'm a beginner in oil and portrait so I learned a lot and feel like I have the tools to continue.
I loved Daria's voice and ease with which she teaches this allows for listening to her instruction over and over.
Hey, I’m Daria Callie. I’m an artist and portrait painter. My artwork has reached over 32 million people on YouTube. In my Studio, I’m sharing my real, behind-the-scenes process for painting realistic portraits: Watch me create a new oil painting from scratch, as I explain everything I’m doing and thinking in detail. I’ll also deep dive into the tools that I’m using, and share my oil painting techniques that are helpful for every level. If you’ve ever wondered how to create a realistic portrait painting, I’m showing it all here step-by-step. My Studio is designed to help you learn exactly how I do what I do by seeing it firsthand.
What’s included:
5+ hours of on-demand video
Learn from the real behind-the-scenes
Exclusive access to insider secrets
Watch on all devices
Unlimited lifetime access