Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
A course by Sol Barrios , Watercolor and Mural Artist
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.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 28 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (1.5K)
- 25,573 students
- 15 lessons (1h 43m)
- 28 additional resources (19 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a watercolor portrait using a photo as your starting point, using Sol’s layering process to build the structure of a face.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For those starting out in watercolor, illustrators, and those that have made a start in the world of watercolor that want to learn Sol’s layering technique.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience with watercolor is necessary, nor do you need to know how to draw, but if you do, even better!
Regarding materials, you’ll need watercolor paper, round point paintbrushes, a flat paintbrush, a mixing tray, watercolors, black tempera, masking tape, a board or cardboard base, tissues, water, graphite pencils 6H and 2B, blender pens, an eraser, and a protective spray.
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Sol Barrios
A course by Sol Barrios
Self-taught artist Sol Barrios has been painting portraits for around six years, teaching classes, and taking the streets with paste-up murals. She started out as an art director for a cultural magazine and, little by little, she began specializing in the world of graphic arts to later flow into the world of painting through watercolor.
In her work, the contrast between dark and light colors is key, looking to put faces in the forefront of her art and define the unique characteristics of each human being.
She works for private art collections and has participated in many exhibitions in Chile, such as FAxxi and ArtStgo. Her murals can be found in the streets of Santiago as well as in restaurants, studios, and homes.
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in this course?
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U2
Preparation
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materials
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Watercolor techniques
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Looking for the reference
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Making the sketch
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U3
Starting the journey
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Mixing and preparing colors
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Painting the first layers
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U4
Details and strength
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Painting eyes
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Painting the nose, mouth and ears
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Painting the neck and contours
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Painting hair and clothes
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U5
We are arriving!
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Deepening and completion of the work
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Framing tips
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FP
Final project
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Watercolor portrait
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Me encanta! mi primer retrato quedó increíble
This course was very cleat and concise, the teacher was excellent. She explained every part and offered great examples.She explaining what colors she recommended and why. The videos where excellent quality, showing brush work and techniques to further emphasize your paintings and make them stand out. I can't wait to apply her techniques to my future paintings.
Me encanto el curso, admiro mucho su trabajo y ver su forma de trabajar me resulto muy útil.
Buen ejercicio. Simple pero con excelentes resultados.
la utilización de Gouache negro muy interesante.