# Oil Portrait in progress -- Finished!
**URL:** https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517
**Category:** Share Your Art
**Created:** [December 24, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517 "2019-12-24T04:01:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Ginny](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ginny)
#### Post date: [December 24, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/1 "2019-12-24T04:01:10Z")
I am working on my first oil portrait. It is making me a nervous wreck, but I am trying to keep going. I did my first underpainting:
I thought it was so good! LOL! Well, someone said something about finishing the underpainting. I thought i WAS finished. So, I played around with it some more and I am shocked at how it has improved.
In the first layer, I used burnt umber and titanium white with solvent and medium. In the second layer, I just used burnt umber and titanium white with no solvent or medium. After this layer dries, I will start with color. I know it is not as good as it could be, but I need to get through with this first one and just get used to the paint. I think… We will see.
Finished! I can’t take it anymore. I want to work on something else. Warms, cools, fat over lean, etc. It is making me crazy. LOL! Actually, I like it. I am done and I know it is not great, but I think it is pretty nifty. My first. Now onto my second and maybe I have learned something from this one.
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### Author:  [@sterlingsiam](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/sterlingsiam)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/2 "2019-12-25T21:02:34Z")
I love the progression. I have no doubt that it will be another one of your successful pieces. Great job Ginny. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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### Author:  [@djboruah](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/djboruah)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/3 "2019-12-26T10:53:10Z")
This painting will come out beautifully. The expression of eyes is already lively. The shadings in monotone is going really well. Waiting for the final outcome. Good luck.
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### Author:  [@Ginny](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ginny)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/4 "2019-12-27T03:59:31Z")
I am finished, finally!
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### Author:  [@IsiAConti](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/IsiAConti)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/5 "2019-12-28T18:54:54Z")
I have not worked with oil, but I see you you did a great first and no doubt will get better. Congrats for having the nerve to start! Sometimes that seems to be what stops some of us. Keep it up!
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### Author:  [@Ginny](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Ginny)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/6 "2019-12-28T21:09:33Z")
You are not kidding that it takes nerve. I think this art stuff is going to be the death of me. LOL! A good way to go, eh?
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### Author:  [@IsiAConti](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/IsiAConti)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/7 "2019-12-30T19:00:20Z")
Well, not exactly what i meant, but if i was to go from Matt’s critiques…i can see you have soo much potential and i am but a novice. I’ve never done oil and hope to.
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### Author:  [@Suzyq0824](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Suzyq0824)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-portrait-in-progress-finished/517/8 "2020-01-02T14:42:29Z")
Lovely!❤👏👏👏 I am fascinated as well as terrified by oils!