Igor V. Babailov, Hon.RAA, KStA
Intensive
Portrait Master Workshops
o schedule a 3-Day Master Portraiture Workshop in your area, please Contact us
or email: info@babailov.com
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October 8 - 10, 2026
(9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
3-Day Portrait Master Workshop
Your ultimate guide to Portraiture
Norwalk, Connecticut
23 Weatherbell Dr., Norwalk, CT 06851
One-on-One instruction, Life models, Master demonstrations
Workshop Fee: $750.
To Register and to secure your place in class,
please make your Registration deposit of $250.
(Registration deposit is non-refundable and can be applied towards future workshops.
Balance payable on or before the first day of the Workshop)
Registration deposit
$250.
(Secures your place in class)
Tuition balance
$500.
(Balance payable on or before the first day of the Workshop)
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to highly individualized attention, the workshop space is limited, and registration is on a 'first-come first-serve' basis.
2-Day Drawing Workshop in Rome, Italy
In the Footsteps of the Master
Join Igor Babailov in Italy, in the adventure of making spontaneous drawings from life of beautiful historic sites and architecture, ancient street scenes and monuments in the 'Eternal City' of Rome. Watch him draw, get inspired, and receive personal One-on-One instruction.
"Visual Art education is about 'seeing', and I believe in leading by example, so to inspire my students and before they get to their own works, I do a quick, yet detailed, portrait demonstration from life." - Igor V. Babailov
Timelapse of a 2-hr Step-by-Step Portrait Demo from Life
The Igor Babailov 3-Day Master Portraiture Workshop is a rare opportunity to learn the insights of portraiture and advance your skills in painting and drawing portraits from life under One-on-One instruction by Igor Babailov.
Working from LIFE in the Academic tradition of the Great Masters improves your fine motor skills, visual memory, ability to better see and understand the portrait subject's form, character and essence, and successfully depict their 3-D appearance on a 2-dimensional surface. It prompts you to think and work faster and make the right split-second decisions instantly and on the spot, and not waist time on fixing mistakes. It ultimately liberates you from dependency on photography, helps to discover your individuality as an artist and advance your unique artistic skills to the new levels.
If one can comfortably draw and paint a portrait entirely from life, one will always be able to work from photographs as well, and not the other way around, this is the reality!
The workshop features: beautiful life models, master demonstrations and One-on-One instruction by Igor Babailov.
"In Visual Art, it's better once to see, than one hundred times to hear!"
- Igor V. Babailov
Each day begins with a brief inspirational "how to" Portrait Demo from Life, to inspire the students to create their own work of the same model, under one-on-one instruction by Igor Babailov
DAY 1: 1.5-hr DRAWING demo
DAY 2: 2-hr PASTEL demo
DAY 3: 3-hr OIL demo
PLEASE NOTE:
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Due to highly individualized attention, the workshop space is limited, and registration is on a 'first-come first-serve' basis.
Don't miss the exciting opportunity
to study with Igor Babailov!
