Announcing LET’S FACE IT 2021

YOU GUYS!!!!! I am sooooo excited to share with you all the team for LETS FACE IT 2021!!!! We will have some returning featured guest teachers, and some brand new ones that have never been a part of the class before! We will be working on a whole year of inspiration, and a wide variety of angles and poses in our portrait and figurative artwork! It is going to be another incredible year and I hope you all will join us!

First, let me share with you all the amazing artists that will be joining me!

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LEARN MORE ABOUT LET'S FACE IT 2020

  • The ORIGINAL AND ONLY year-long course that is devoted solely to studying portraits and figures. 
  • 27 professional artists sharing their knowledge and expertise on portraiture and figurative art
  • Geared toward all levels - beginning, intermediate and advance artists
  • Areas of study include but not limited to:
    • Understanding proportions
    • Various portrait angles and poses
    • Composition
    • Color theory and value
    • Finding a likeness in your work
    • Loosening up in both your dry and wet mediums
    • Using reference photos for inspiration and not necessarily to find likeness
    • Style development
    • so much more!!

Portrait and figurative artwork can be quite daunting, but the Let's Face It community is one of the most supportive communities I have ever been a part of!  Since 2016 more than 7500 people have joined LFI 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, 2020!  Together, instructors and students, have created a community of encouraging artists that want to work together to overcome the fears and self-doubt that come with creating portrait and figurative art.  There is always room for more and we hope you will join us!

In 2021 we will focus on a variety of WAYS TO BE INSPIRED, and continue with various portrait angles and figurative poses!

Registration will officially open on October 12th!  The first 500 people will get the earliest bird rate of $99.  After that, the early bird price will be $119 through the end of November.  You will also have the option to bundle up and purchase multiple LFI courses for a bargain!  This year, you also have a chance to win one of 35 free memberships!  We are giving away 30 FREE memberships, plus 5 scholarships!  So you might get lucky and get the course for free!

 

In order to win one of my FREE memberships do the following:

 

  • Share this post on FB
  • If you haven't already, sign up for my newsletter HERE
  • Comment below what you want to learn next year!

*winners announced Friday, September 18th

 

If you can't wait for the new year, you can always join in on Let's Face It 2020!  It is not too late!  We are still having a fun time in our group!

LET'S FACE IT 2020 - REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 12TH!

We hope to see you in class!  Big hugs!!

 

Kara

81 Comments

  1. Colleen Moss on September 14, 2020 at 8:09 AM

    I’d like to learn more figurative and mixed media.

    • Connie36 on September 14, 2020 at 10:32 AM

      I hope to learn to be more expressive in my portrait paintings. Thank you for the opportunity to join in!

    • Jude Elmer on September 14, 2020 at 3:36 PM

      Just did the Michael Carson workshop and learnt heaps! Looking forward to all and everything during 50 weeks of learning! Thankyou Kara

    • Winter lisenbee on September 15, 2020 at 1:21 PM

      I’d like to learn how to understand proportions better. I want to develop my style, and better my skill level.

  2. Leslie on September 14, 2020 at 8:13 AM

    I’m so excited for Let’s Face It 2021! I just discovered a love of painting faces this year, and recently have been wanting to learn how to paint body proportions. Looking forward to the classes!!

  3. Yvonne Zaborac on September 14, 2020 at 8:16 AM

    I’m into practicing drawing more complicated figures right now.

  4. Ruth Paul on September 14, 2020 at 8:28 AM

    I would like to get more comfortable with the shadows

  5. Staci Willis on September 14, 2020 at 8:32 AM

    I just love to watch people paint, I learn so much. I’ve taken several courses and I have learned something from them all…portraits are my favorites, so I would say more portrait classes, definitely would love another from Michael Carson!

  6. Melissa Elliott on September 14, 2020 at 8:34 AM

    Portraiture is fairly new to me, so learning how to include more than just the face will be a big step. So I guess figure and anatomy is what I will anticipate adding to my repertoire.

  7. Wendy Robards on September 14, 2020 at 8:54 AM

    Shared on FB! I already receive your newsletter. I want to learn more about figure drawing next year!

  8. Joan Wagner on September 14, 2020 at 8:58 AM

    LFI 2021 lineup looks fabulous! I am thrilled to be part of this group. Never had done a portrait until LFI2018 and now I have walls lined with them! I am 80 years young, never too old to learn.

    Thanks Kara

  9. Debra Sarran on September 14, 2020 at 9:12 AM

    I hope to learn how to capture expressions, especially in the eyes.

    • Analia on September 15, 2020 at 6:18 AM

      I’d love to learn techniques, expressions, composition, from these amazin teachers!

  10. Angela Zacharek on September 14, 2020 at 9:25 AM

    I am in love with the more abstract and whimsical portraits right now. Looking forward to the great lineup of teachers!

  11. Nardja Segui on September 14, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    Thank you for the opportunity, I would love to lear more positions for the face. ❤️

  12. Jane Armstrong on September 14, 2020 at 9:40 AM

    I am always looking to learn more techniques for painting expressive portraits. I also want to learn more about painting with acrylics, and to paint loosely with minimum strokes.

    • Kathie Maruska on September 14, 2020 at 8:25 PM

      I’m looking to buikd.more confidence in my art work and not be afraid to experiment and enjoy the process

  13. Debbie Riddle on September 14, 2020 at 9:58 AM

    Anything I can learn would be great…. I want to especially learn more figurative but I need a lot with faces also. Thanks for the opportunity to win! This would help so much since this will be the first time I don’t really have the funds due to health issues. Hugs and love no matter what…

  14. Lindsay Vanhove on September 14, 2020 at 10:19 AM

    Thank you for this opportunity Kara! I would love to learn more about storytelling with portraits. Oh and realism. Actually, I want to learn it all #studentforever haha!!

    Xxx
    Lindsay

  15. Ruth Dayus on September 14, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    I want to learn it all. At the moment I am thinking about the planes of the face, creative colour use, and loosening up.

  16. linda appleby on September 14, 2020 at 10:33 AM

    Thanks Kara! This is my first year, 2020 and it has been beyond inspirational. In addition to growing artistically, art has been my solace in this crazy world. I want my passion to continue as a find my own creativity voice.

  17. debra Daily on September 14, 2020 at 10:35 AM

    I’m hoping to learn in these classes how to be more me… genuine..

  18. EB Hawks on September 14, 2020 at 10:46 AM

    I’m interested in learning how to draw profiles and figure proportions better.

  19. Cecilia Cocchiaro on September 14, 2020 at 10:46 AM

    Thank you so much for this chance to win <3 Love faces and different expressions in Mixed Media, really don't know the process of mixing ( without making a mess 😉 )
    <3
    Ceci

  20. lorena.ruffini on September 14, 2020 at 10:58 AM

    Looking forward to my 4th year with you! Love all the lessons, always something new to learn and the teachers are always so inspiring! I would like to learn more about creating a narrative be it with a portrait or figurative work.

  21. Renee Stien on September 14, 2020 at 11:03 AM

    This sounds like a fun course. I would like to learn more about both painting a more realistic face and also how to paint a looser feeling whimsical face.

  22. Katrina May on September 14, 2020 at 11:18 AM

    I would like to improve my figurative and portrait skills, and explore the merits of different media.

  23. Carmen Ll de Lopez on September 14, 2020 at 11:43 AM

    Kara , let me thank you again for my lfi2020 scholarship ! I have learned so much !

    I want to keep improving to be able to sell my paintings , so I can afford more courses and buy supplies ( you know my funds are restricted due to my health expenses)
    Big hug ?

  24. Penny A Gunderson on September 14, 2020 at 11:59 AM

    I’d like to learn to paint looser. Also how to do a portrait or figure without fully completing it. leaving white space and soft edges,

  25. jdavis2241 on September 14, 2020 at 12:05 PM

    To learn more about all of it!!!

  26. Marianne Gerrard on September 14, 2020 at 12:14 PM

    I would love to continue learning from your courses! I shared on FB…fingers crossed!! Thanks for the chance to win Kara!

  27. Marie Helyar on September 14, 2020 at 12:16 PM

    I’m a digital artist but I’m very keen to understand how to work with faces and portraits. I only started painting 12 months ago so very keen to learn. So this course I’m sure will be great.

  28. Cindi Johnson on September 14, 2020 at 1:34 PM

    I have grown so much as an artist in LFI 2020! I would love to learn to incorporate settings or backgrounds into my portraits and figure studies.

  29. Jennifer Sawyer on September 14, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    Thanks Kara. I would like to be able to draw a better likeness and get my proportions right. I am looking forward to next year’s classes.
    Jenny

  30. Debra Martinich on September 14, 2020 at 2:41 PM

    I’ve been learning to paint digitally, and am looking forward to translating those skills to the physical canvas

  31. Aprill Allen on September 14, 2020 at 3:08 PM

    This is exciting! I’ve been focused on portraits this year, already, and having just done Sarah Sedgwick’s Zorn class and Michael Carson’s workshop, it’s been like boot camp. I’d love to keep building on that and am interested in mixed media, in capturing expression, and getting what’s happening inside the head onto the face.

  32. tracyleroy1 on September 14, 2020 at 3:13 PM

    Thanks for running Let’s Face It again next year, Kara! What an awesome list of teachers! Shared on FB, and I would like to learn how to colour faces using different mediums – I’m very much a beginner, and am scared to ‘ruin’ my precious drawings by painting them! Lol.

    • Sharon on September 14, 2020 at 4:46 PM

      To learn portraits in a group with others would be my main reason to join. I do a lot of my art alone and unsupported and there is something about being in a group with others where there is support, sharing, mutual enjoyment where you are learning together and I’ve not often had that. Thank you for the chance to win a free spot. It’s very kind and I hope you enjoy not only teaching but choosing someone to give a place too. Portraits are my favourite. I’m deaf so face to face is even more important to me. Closeness and emotion and communication through expressive art are ways I feel more connection in this world.

  33. Robbie dezwart on September 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM

    So excited for this bring on 2021 what a dream way to forget 2020 thanks for the opportunity

  34. Kath Young on September 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM

    Every one of your artists and my fellow classmates inspire me to look at my paintings in a different way and teach me different tips and techniques to take my art in directions I would never have gone by myself. I am looking forward to learning more about everything in 2021 and I want to keep on lapping up inspiration and information and watching it shine through in my portraits.

  35. Ann on September 14, 2020 at 4:38 PM

    I am brand new to all things drawing and painting. Loved Deb Weiers classes, and I am hungry for more! Love learning new things!

  36. Cindy Harris on September 14, 2020 at 4:46 PM

    I’m interested in your Let’s Face It 2021 (some of your headings say 2020…?).
    Thanks for getting together such a diversified team of instructors!
    Where do I pay?

  37. Czerina on September 14, 2020 at 6:05 PM

    Would love to learn more about portraits and figures and capture their essence thru form, light, hues, value. Also learn more about techniques! Learn everything about painting!!! 😀

  38. John Bloner on September 14, 2020 at 6:49 PM

    Seeking inspiration and instruction on how to draw and paint in a variety of styles.

  39. Renee Zarate on September 14, 2020 at 7:07 PM

    I would love to learn how to do more realistic faces but then I love Deb Weires style too! Just want to learn!!

  40. Christina Ellis on September 14, 2020 at 8:07 PM

    I am looking forward to learning about understanding proportions. I shared the link on Facebook and subscribed to your newsletter.

  41. devillovesangel on September 14, 2020 at 8:46 PM

    I want to get better at creating portraits and find my own style 🙂

  42. Zelda Lambrecht on September 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM

    I am HOOKED! Deb Weiers current class has changed my life and I have taken her advice to take as many classes as I can just as she did. I also love Christa Forrest and am thrilled she is in the line-up as well. Enjoying your weekly videos too Kara!

  43. Bonita Balster-Hendriks on September 14, 2020 at 10:50 PM

    Thank you for this amazing opportunity, Kara! I would love to learn more about painting portraits (and other subjects) in acrylics <3

  44. Leanne Roberts on September 14, 2020 at 11:04 PM

    Colour is important to me now – I would like to learn more about colour next year!

  45. Kat Hamilton on September 15, 2020 at 2:27 AM

    Shared on my art page 🙂 would love to learn more about distorting the figure while still telling a story.

  46. aleeshasattva on September 15, 2020 at 5:23 AM

    This will be my first time – but more gestural art would be great.

  47. Bev Walker on September 15, 2020 at 6:16 AM

    I want to learn how to take the techniques and make them my own in order to develop my own “signature” style!

  48. Monica Mejia on September 15, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    I want to learn everything!!!
    I would love to learn how to paint with colors with different medias.
    Drawing portraits is what I’ve been working on lately. I just finished a class with Juna Biagioni , my first on line class and I loved it.
    I whish I could take all the classes you offer?
    I’ve been drawing for the past 2 years and I onow I have a lot to learn.

  49. Janet McLeod on September 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM

    I want to develop my skills and become a more confident artist with my own style. ?

  50. Libbi Corson on September 15, 2020 at 5:32 PM

    I want to be surprised by the new content! LOVE these classes!

    • Kim on September 15, 2020 at 8:23 PM

      Shared on Facebook (I think…I’m technically challenged). I need to learn to be looser and more painterly…I’m too precise and blended

  51. Bonita Balster-Hendriks on September 15, 2020 at 9:52 PM

    I replied on the 14th, but I see my comment didn’t got through..

    Thank you for this amazing opportunity, Kara!
    I would love to learn more about painting in acrylics.

  52. Ildy on September 16, 2020 at 12:40 AM

    Thank you for the chance, I’m all time learner, would be great to learn more figurative and faces with easy and loose style.

  53. Debbie Luscombe on September 16, 2020 at 5:59 AM

    I want to learn more about drawing the figure in 2021, in addition to improving painting faces. Hopefully this course will do just that.

  54. ellen wilson on September 16, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    i would like to learn , more of the planes of the face, structure… i am so excited for next year to add arts together!!

  55. Michael Fitzgerald on September 16, 2020 at 9:16 AM

    Sharing and am already signed to your newsletter. Thank you for the opportunity. I would love to learn anything you have to share.

  56. Eleni Sgouridou on September 16, 2020 at 2:04 PM

    I’d love to learn figure drawing but I always enjoy learning different techniques for portrait painting as well from all you awesome artists. ❤?❤

  57. Aneen Graupe on September 17, 2020 at 3:16 AM

    Faces! And lots of them. I would love to learn to do faces with different media, soft pastels, watercolour etc.

  58. Territha Kinney on September 17, 2020 at 4:18 AM

    Collage

  59. Tanja Sandmann on September 17, 2020 at 5:27 AM

    Would love to learn more emotional expression, and how to stay loose. Thanks for the chance to win a spot!

  60. Ronda Conley on September 17, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    Shared on Facebook! Just want to paint faces! Thanks for the opportunity to win a place in this class ✌️ ?‍?

  61. Linda Hartzig on September 17, 2020 at 3:40 PM

    Oh my goodness I would love to win a place in the class. I use to create everyday until my son passed away . It has been 2 years but I have not picked up a brush, I want too but
    have not been able too.

    thank you

  62. Aneen Graupe on September 18, 2020 at 8:12 AM

    Shared to Fb. I would love to learn how to use different media to do faces. Thank you ?

  63. Michelle Terblanche Roux on September 18, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    Shared on Facebook! I would love to learn more about capturing emotions in faces

  64. Bonita Balster-Hendriks on September 18, 2020 at 1:07 PM

    Thank you for this amazing opportunity, Kara. Somehow my comments aren’t getting through. I’ve shared your post on my Facebook page. I would love to learn more about painting in acrylics.

  65. Debraida anselmi on September 19, 2020 at 7:25 PM

    Would like to polish up technical skills with regard to poses as well as Continue todevelop my own style

  66. Linda Maher on September 21, 2020 at 6:22 AM

    I want to continue to improve my skills with faces! Sharing on Facebook – thankyou!

  67. Judy bergado on September 22, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    Shared on Facebook. Just getting into drawing faces. Want to lean about. Shadowing etc.

  68. Karen on September 22, 2020 at 4:43 PM

    Just staring abstract portraiture and am a sponge wanting to know everything there is to know about it. I don’t have a lot of experience only a couple of years, so keen to learn all I can.

  69. Shelley Gregg on September 24, 2020 at 2:25 PM

    Kara, i participate in just about everything you do and offer. This year is so hard for so many of us, i would like to focus on keeping my motivation, additional resources, , art as healing, the joy of creating and so much of what i already see in your line-up. It woukd be such a gift to actually win a spot for the first time. Thank you for everything you do! I will share on FB

  70. Rob Keogh on September 29, 2020 at 3:12 PM

    I would be so thrilled to win a place in this course, it looks wonderful, so many talented artists guiding us along the way. Thanks for the chance to participate.

  71. mpighin1 on October 1, 2020 at 7:45 PM

    I want to continue with the joy and knowledge I’m getting from the Let’s Face It 2020 lessons!

  72. inesmarial on October 6, 2020 at 12:24 AM

    Although Im not too active in 2020 LetsFaceIt, I enjoyed every minute of the course. Would love to do the 2021, hoping in these hard times to be able to be more active. Thank you for the opportunity!

  73. Katherine A Hawkes on September 8, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    I would love to learn more about proportions when the head is held in differing positions, drawing the eye to certain aspects of your piece, mixing skin tone, and so much more. Be blessed for your generosity!

  74. lducharmeaksoylu on September 9, 2021 at 6:41 AM

    Always love this course…I would love to learn more about abstracting the figure in mixed media.

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