

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Portraits in Oils for Beginners
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Learn crucial techniques when painting portraits in oils with artist Richard Kitson.About this EventPainting a portrait can feel like a daunting undertaking. In this workshop, you will learn a structured approach which utilises blocking in techniques whilst observing the overall facial structure before gradually tightening up the details. By the end of the workshop you will have gained the confidence to develop your own portrait paintings from photographs with your newly acquired observational skills. Reference images will be provided.This workshop is ideal for artists from beginner to improving levels who would like to gain experience in painting portraits in oils.What will I learn?The importance and principals of measuring and facial structure.How to approach painting the human face as a whole before moving into details.How to mix realistic flesh tones.Advice on materials to get you started with your own portraits.Artist bio:Richard Kitson is a figurative and portrait artist based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. His work has been featured in prestigious exhibitions, including the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, Figurative Art Now, and the Cork Street Open. Kitson has exhibited across the UK and internationally and was a participant in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2018. His paintings are held in a variety of public and private collections, and he continues to offer portrait commissions and workshops in Barnsley and Yorkshire.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/1eba2e00-0bff-11f1-bef1-5f57dd5c1ffd-rimg-w1123-h740-dc754731-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/portraits-in-oils-for-beginners/100001983351758500
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, fine-arts, exhibitions
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 95, max: 95, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Leeds
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Sunny Bank Mills Farsley
- **lat**: 53.814148
- **long**: -1.672452
- **full address**: Sunny Bank Mills Farsley, 83-85 Town Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: Sunny Bank Mills Gallery (https://allevents.in/org/sunny-bank-mills-gallery/17595942)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 10:00 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sunny Bank Mills Farsley, 83-85 Town Street, Leeds, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 95 up to 95 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sunny Bank Mills Gallery
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, workshops, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Portraits in Oils for Beginners ?
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