Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
Influences
A course by Sol Barrios , Watercolorist and muralist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, we will review some of the artists that I think present very interesting proposals, and that have filled me with inspiration and the desire to paint.”
In this video lesson Sol Barrios addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Portrait from a Photo. Learn the techniques to create intimate and suggestive portraits using water, color, and paintbrushes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'll tell you about some of the people who inspire me. First, I'll tell you about Gustav Klimt. He's an Austrian modernist painter from the late 19th century and the early 20th. I love the work he did with female portraits and the gazes he achieved. Sometimes they're playful, joyful ones. Sometimes there's a hint of nostalgia. The way he did the color of the cheeks, and especially what he did with gold as a color, which is an esthetic approach that breaks away from his portrait colors, puts them in contrast, and makes it almost treasure-like. Although Gustav Klimt...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
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Areas
Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sol Barrios
A course by Sol Barrios
Self-taught artist Sol Barrios has been painting portraits for around 6 years, giving 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 her faces in the forefront of her art, and define the unique characteristics of each human being.
She works for private art collections, 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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