Portrait painting is a traditional art skill often most commonly portrait painters prefer to paint from life and some from photographic reference.

To become a portrait painter, you need a solid base in the traditional art skills such as Life Drawing & Oil Painting. If you're goal is to become a portrait painter, the Julian Ashton Art School is widely considered to be Australia's finest art school teaching traditional art disciplines.

To learn more: Life Drawing, Drawing or Painting & Portraiture.