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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: Background and Adjustments

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In the next installment of the demonstration, Herrick works on the background.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: The Boy's Shorts and Face

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In the next installment of the demonstration, the artist tackles the boy's shorts and develops the highlights on the boy's face.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: The Older Girl

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In the fourth installment of the demonstration, Herrick concentrates on the older girl in the painting.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: Blocking In the Portraits

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In the third installment of the demonstration, Herrick continues blocking in the portraits and begins to place a few notes of color on the canvas.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: The Underdrawing

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In the second installment of the demonstration, Herrick tones his canvas and begins blocking in the heads of the children.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process. To view the demonstration from the beginning, CLICK HERE.

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Garth Herrick Portrait Demo: Meeting the Client and Reference Photos

Garth Herrick oil portraitOver the next few months, we will keep you abreast of the progress made on a large portrait commission taken on by Garth Herrick, a Philadelphia-based artist featured in the June 2008 issue of American Artist. In this first installment, the artist discusses meeting the client and working with reference photos.

Check back weekly to view the next step in Herrick's process.

Watch a studio interview with Herrick.

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Herrick Portrait Demo From Start to Finish

Follow Garth Herrick's entire demonstration from start to finish.

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Self-Portrait Competition Extended Deadline: May 19

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Enter American Artist's Self-Portrait Competition, and win valuable prizes!

Extended entry deadline: May 19, 2008

If you are chosen, your artwork will also be reproduced in the print edition of American Artist, on the magazine’s website, and in one of the magazine’s e-newsletters.

CLICK HERE to enter now!

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