How I Paint a Loose Portrait in Watercolor
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- In this video, I show you how I paint a loose portrait with watercolors, using just 3 colours for the skin.
I used: Alizarin Crimson, Raw Sienna, Cerulean Blue + a very small amount of Winsor Blue - all Winsor and Newton paints. The paper is Saunders Waterford High White Not, 300lb. Various brushes including a hake, a no.16 Round, a no.12 round, a small worker brush.
I used a drawing as a reference from a photograph from Unsplash, which you can find here: unsplash.com/p...
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lovely portrait 😀 its so soft looking
Thank you so much Jen, yes I was all about the soft edges in this one! 😄💗😀
Lovely to watch her come out of nowhere.
Thanks Kari, as always wonderful xxx😍😍
Thanks so much, Sheilagh, I am very glad you enjoyed it, it was a challenge and I was very nervous at the beginning, I thought I may have forgotten how to do portraits! 💗😊💗
She’s lovely - looks so fresh and natural. Watercolor is still high magic.
Thanks Kate, I am enjoying putting more time aside for painting in watercolour, they really are magic, I love using them! 💗💗💗
Wow all that shading and blending she turned out super was really fun to watch xx
Thanks Tracey, it was quite difficult, I did feel a bit rusty as it has been ages since I painted a portrait. I really enjoyed it though! 💗💗
This is so lovely, I love this portrait.
Watercolour is amazing, I fall in love with it every time I play with it and I think it's a lifetime learning.
Thank you Kari for sharing your process.
Thank you so much Maria, I know what you mean about falling in love with watercolour every time we use it, I feel the same - and yes, you are right, it is a lifetime of learning. Thank you for watching and for your kind comment! 💗💗
I'm really glad you explained the technique before starting otherwise I would've been so confused and shooketh on what's happening with the dark colors.
It turned out really beautiful in the end. I love this very dreamy portrait!
Thanks Zhianne, yes, it certainly looked weird at the beginning with the shadows, she looked like a scary bandit at that stage, LOL! I am glad you like the end result, I did feel a bit rusty, it has been a while since I painted a portrait in watercolours! 💗💗
Stunning portrait Kari, I really enjoyed watching you create it 💕xx
Thanks so much Andrea, I really enjoyed doing it, although I was a bit nervous at the beginning as I felt a bit out of practice! 💗😊💗
I love the lifting off process! One day I will try it, and your precision with the brushes is amazing. Those eyes speak.Something has gone array with my video stream here, I will need to restart it! Not sure if it is YT or my Mac.
I'm back and running, and it has turned out wonderful, great colour harmony and just generally good.
Thanks Becca, how weird about the video streaming, I hope it is OK now. I have that occasionally, too and the only thing is to hit refresh. Very annoying. 💗💗
@@karipaints6259 Thanks Kari! Yes, refresh worked! The portrait turned out lovely!
How did I miss this one?? This was excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed that, Kari. Thank you! Faces are my kryptonite...gosh, I am awful at them! Whimsical ones I can do... but realism? Goodness, no! LOL This was marvelous to watch. WC painting intimidates me so but I am slowly getting a wee bit better at it. I love the unpredictability of it but it takes a great lot of patience to get proficient, doesn't it? I have promised myself that once I master several techniques and get better at realism, I am going to treat myself to some really good quality paints 😊Thank you so much for explaining everything you did. Wonderful! Love and Bless xo
Thanks Lindsey, I love doing faces, but I have no desire to do portraiture for a living, I just enjoy doing them for fun. Again, I had great tutors over the years, all credit to them, really. Well, I think you should treat yourself to the great paints sooner rather than later - and good watercolour paper, too! Have a wonderful weekend, Love and hugs! xx💗💗xx