The portrait drawing workbook
Kč390Twelve exercises in drawing a face from observation, with grids to print and notes on proportion that I give my students.
Painter and illustrator · Brno
Portraits and drawings, on commission.
Oil portraits, ink illustrations and drawings from photographs, made in an attic studio over the old town. Taking commissions for 2027.
Oil portrait
fromKč38,000
A portrait from life over two or three sittings, at a size we choose together.
Up to 3 sittings · a study drawing · varnish after a year
Ink
fromKč6,500
A drawing in ink for a book, a poster or a gift.
One sketch round · a finished drawing · a scan for print
A portrait from photographs
fromKč24,000
An oil or charcoal portrait of someone who cannot sit, made from your photographs.
A call about the photos · two studies · the finished work
Ask about a commission
About
Hello, I’m Zdeněk
I studied at the academy in Brno and worked as a theatre scene painter for twenty years, mostly on very large canvases. Since 2016 I have painted portraits at the opposite scale, in an attic room with a skylight over the old town.
I like to paint people slowly, over several sittings, and to draw the same face again in ink when the painting is dry. Everything I have made on commission is listed here by year, sitter and kind.
Recent work
Ten works, 2024 to 2026.
Portraits, drawings and illustrations, listed by year, sitter and kind. Each row opens the work.
- 2026Marta K.2026 · 70 × 90 cm70 × 90 cmOil portrait
- 2026Old Mr. Dvořák2026 · 60 × 80 cm60 × 80 cmOil portrait
- 2026At the easel2026 · Attic studioAttic studioStudio view
- 2025The palette2025 · Studio studyStudio studyOil study
- 2025Babička2025 · 40 × 50 cm40 × 50 cmCharcoal
- 2025Dog in eight scenes2025 · A5 pagesA5 pagesInk
- 2025The shelf of canvases2025 · Attic studioAttic studioStudio view
- 2025Drawing workbook2025 · A4 pagesA4 pagesWorkbook
- 2024Eva and Tom2024 · 80 × 100 cm80 × 100 cmOil portrait
- 2024Zdeněk, in the smock2024 · BrnoBrnoPhotograph
To keep
A workbook and a course
The exercises I give my students, and how I paint a face in oil.
Faces in oil
Kč2,900Ten lessons on painting a portrait from life or a photograph, with a limited palette, at your own pace.
Commissions
Before you commission
How do I ask about a commission?
Send an inquiry with who or what you would like painted and the size. I reply within a week with a plan, a date and the full price.
Do I have to come and sit?
Preferably, for two or three sittings. If you live far away I can work from good photographs.
How long does an oil portrait take?
Usually two to three months, with the varnish after a year.
How do the workbook and the course arrive?
After checkout you get an email with a link to the PDF or the video lessons.