Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook
A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
Master the drawing and watercolor techniques needed to create casual portraits anywhere
- Best seller English, Spanish
- 99% positive reviews (1.4K)
- 27306 students
Master the drawing and watercolor techniques needed to create casual portraits anywhere
The best way to capture the spontaneity of a person in a portrait is to do it in the moment, hence the passion of the artist Carlos Rodríguez Casado to illustrate using the notebook he always carries with him. Although he is a press and editorial illustrator, in his spare time he does not stop drawing in his notebook, having already created endless spontaneous illustrations.
In his other Domestika course, Caricature in Watercolour, Carlos teaches the keys to make illustrated portraits in watercolor for editorials and press covers; and in this course, he will teach you the keys to capture the essence of those portrayed and translate it into spontaneous illustrations. You'll do a series of exercises of portraits in watercolor "to take away" in your notebook. You'll learn everything from establishing the basic proportions of a face to adding color, and you'll discover how to draw a model in real-time.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 16 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (1.4K)
- 27306 students
- 18 lessons (3h 30m)
- 16 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You'll make a portrait notebook of people around you, in watercolor, using the exercises seen during the course as a guide.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
People of all drawing levels: beginners or people who have a fondness for portraiture.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is necessary for this course. As for materials, you'll need a notebook, pencil, glue, watercolors, refillable brushes, and watercolor pencils.
Reviews
A course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado
Carlos Rodríguez Casado was born in Palencia (Spain) in 1993. He’s always been interested in drawing and art, the reason why he moved to Madrid to begin Graphic Design studies, leaving them later for those of Illustration.
He currently works as a press and editorial illustrator. His cartoons in watercolor have graced the pages of different national newspapers such as El Mundo, El Español, Interviú, Cambio 16, Líbero, and other international publications, as well as television media such as Movistar Cero, through a collaboration with Jot Down.
One of his pieces became the official image of the successful MTV series Teen Wolf, and it has been exhibited both in Times Square and at the Art Directors Club in New York.
Content
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U1
Introduction to live portrait
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Presentation
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Influences
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What are we going to do in this course
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U2
Materials and proportions
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Discovering materials
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Watercolor techniques catalog I
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Watercolor techniques catalog II
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Basic proportions
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Tricks to add traits I
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Tricks to add features II
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U3
Learn to look
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Light and shadow
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Light and shadow on a face I
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Light and shadow on a face II
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U4
From the eye to the paper. Drawing of the natural
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Front portrait with watercolor pencil I
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Front portrait with watercolor pencil II
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Half-sided portrait with watercolor
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Profile portrait combining techniques I
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Profile portrait combining techniques II
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Drawing to take away
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FP
Final project
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Watercolor portrait notebook
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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latintis
Me ha encantado!! Una aproximación un poco diferente a los retratos en acuarela y muy bien explicado
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mhobox
Muy fácil de seguir. Me gusta que utiliza muy poco material y muy sencillo de conseguir obteniendo unos resultados muy atractivos.
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katrinajevans
an unusual way of using watercolour paints with water brushes, great to experiment with techniques
jgpalaciocp
Buenoo ! Bien explicado
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logonzalez
PlusBuenisimo
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