Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
Mixing and preparing colors
A course by Sol Barrios , Watercolor and Mural Artist
About the video: Mixing and preparing colors
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you how to mix and create new colors that will be useful for your portrait. And as a first step, I will show you how to organize the workspace to be optimal.”
In this video lesson Sol Barrios addresses the topic: Mixing and preparing colors, 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
“Mixing and Preparing Colors In this lesson, I'll teach you how to mix your colors. We'll start with our first special color, but before that, I'll explain to you how I organize my workplace. Our piece is the most important thing, so goes smack in the middle of the desk. On one side, I have my watercolors. It depends on whether you're left-handed or right-handed. You can place your watercolors wherever you prefer. Next to my watercolors, I have some test paper I use before painting on my piece. I keep the water close to the palette so I won't stain my piece. Here I have my watercolor tubes, ...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Portrait from a Photo
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Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
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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