Taylor Swift portrait in the manner of William Bouguereau

Portrait of Taylor Swift. An oil painting demonstration

Portrait of Taylor Swift – Burnt Umber bistre drawing

Here is a before and after picture. The first colour glaze took about 90 minutes

Portrait of Taylor Swift showing the drawing stage in burnt umber and linseed oil medium, and then the first colour glaze

In my portraits I would use this colour layer as a kind of underpainting and continue to refine the modelling in further glazes.