The second season Portrait Artist of The Year undertakes a prize commission of Scottish actor Alan Cumming to be hung in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The third season Portrait Artist of The Year winner undertakes a prize commission of Irish actor/comedian/television host Graham Norton to be hung in the National Gallery of Ireland.
The third heat of the second season returns to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and features 12 artists creating portraits of singer/songwriter Gary Kemp and actors Ashley Jensen and Daniela Nardini.
The three finalists of season two are tasked with painting actor Sir Ian McKellen, in addition they are each assigned a commission of another sitter on their own before the announcement of the winner.
The seventh season Portrait Artist of The Year winner undertakes a £10,000 prize commission of Carlos Acosta the Cuban-British retired ballet dancer and director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet for the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
The second heat of the fourth season from the Wallace Collection in London sees 9 artists creating portraits of actor/comedian/television presenter Noel Fielding, actor/writer/director Reggie Yates and model Dafne Selfe.
The semi-final of third season moves to the garden of the the Wallace Collection in London with the 7 artists creating a portrait actor Imelda Staunton.
The fourth heat of the sixth season comes from the Battersea Arts Centre with 9 artists creating portraits of comedian/actor/writer/director Asim Chaudhry, actor Russell Tovey and actor Doreen Mantle.
The second heat of season eight from the Battersea Arts Centre in London features 9 artists creating portraits of broadcaster/writer/former politician Gyles Brandreth, choir conductor Karen Gibson and actor Sophie Cookson.
The third heat of season eight from Battersea Arts Centre in London features 9 artists creating portraits of model/television presenter Alexa Chung, comedian/television presenter/political commentator Nish Kumar and actor Philip Glenister.