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I had observed that ultimately it comes down to the artist and his canvas. You can take tons of classes, sit in on lecture after lecture, view multitudes of paintings, BUT, until you actually stand there and put brush to canvas, and do it repeatedly hour after hour after hour, you cannot be successful as an artist. It takes a lot of time at the easel which is sometimes hard to do, but as artists we need to sacrifice time in order to train the eye and the hand in the degree of accuracy needed to produce realistic art.
Further, the fact remains that if an artist wants to take portraiture beyond the hobby stage, he will need to develop not only his skill, but his work ethic as well. Time at the easel will not only increase skill, but should also reduce the time it takes one to get a good result.
If you can create a well-crafted portrait in 8 days instead of 6 months, you have a much better chance of making portraiture work as a profession, not just a hobby.
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