Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
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Learn the techniques to create intimate and suggestive portraits using water, color, and paintbrushes
With water as the main element, the watercolor technique is closely related to emotions and movement. Chilean watercolor painter and muralist Sol Barrios expresses the variety and complexity of human emotions in her portraits through her painting technique and contrasting dark and light colors that enhance and frame the faces she paints.
In this course, you will learn how to create a watercolor portrait that is capable of reflecting the personality of a person or character using a photo. Sol teaches you how to mix your own colors and guides you step by step in the creation of your portrait. From the first lines to the layers of color for the face, to finishing off with the hair and clothes, even giving advice on how to frame your final piece to complete your portrait.
Get to know Sol Barrios, hear about her experience as a watercolor painter and muralist. See her most iconic work, some of her favorite references, and get a recap of what you are about to learn from the course.
Once you see all the materials you need and understand their characteristics, warm up your hand by getting to grips with a few techniques by doing some practical exercises. Sol teaches you how to find the ideal photograph to use as a base to paint your watercolor portrait. Once you have the photo, see how to transfer it onto paper in your first sketch.
Learn how to mix, create, and prepare colors, obtaining different tonalities. Then, start to paint the first layers of your portrait and Sol will teach you how to work the stains in your favor, by applying some of her professional advice.
Next, immerse yourself into watercolor and paint all the areas that are missing in your portrait, starting from the eyes, the neck, the contours, and the clothes. Learn how to combine different graphite techniques with watercolor to achieve a unique effect when painting hair.
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