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Side Profile Portrait Oil Painting by Albin Veselka

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The Mark of a Professional: Edges

In this 1.5+ hour demo, Albin Veselka teaches you how to use lost and found edges to suggest form, texture, and mood—turning simple shapes into visual poetry.

You’ll learn how to:
🎯 Use edge control to guide the viewer’s journey across your portrait
🧠 Master one of painting’s most subtle and powerful properties
🌗 Balance soft transitions and sharp edges to evoke realism
👁️ Embed narrative and structure through intentional edgework

Ideal for artists who want to elevate their portraits beyond technical accuracy—making them resonate, feel alive, and visually compelling. 🕒 Runtime: 1.5+ hours

  • Albin Veselka

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Albin Veselka

Born in 1979 in Wyoming and living most of his life in Idaho, Albin's interest in art came at about six years old. He is very grateful to his parents who were instrumental in encouraging his interest and development in art even when resources were scarce.
Albin credits the knowledgeable and student oriented faculty of the BYUI art department for giving him "the tools all representational artist must have to open the door to communicating in the visual arts". Early in his career he also received direction which helped him break into the gallery scene while he was a college student. Since then he has continued in developing and have been blessed to receive recognition and honors that have aided his progress. 

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