Expressive Watercolor Portraits
Understanding Color 2
A course by Arthur Braud , Visual Artist and Photographer
About the video: Understanding Color 2
Overview
“Second part of this lesson about color. Here we will practice blending complementary colors and creating the perfect gray. Finally, I'll show you how to create value.”
In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Understanding Color 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Watercolor Portraits. Explore color, composition, and technique to create captivating portraits with a powerful message.
Partial transcription of the video
“All right, so now that it's dry, we can go ahead and apply our second layer. When you're working with watercolor, it's important you think about things in layers. Colors will show very differently when they're in layers than when you're working with acrylic or oil. So for this reason, I want you to go ahead and put another layer on each color. and the color you're going to put on is the compliment. So on the blue, you're going to put the orange, On the red, you're going to put the green and on the orange you're going to put the blue again. So follow the color wheel and we can take a look an...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Watercolor Portraits
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Arthur Braud
A course by Arthur Braud
Arthur Braud is a Vietnamese-American artist born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Deeply influenced by portraiture artists such as Lucian Freud & Giacometti, Braud mastered observational drawing techniques in graphite and charcoal before moving on to painting with oil, acrylic, and watercolor.
Arthur’s work juxtaposes the ideas of beauty and devastation, focusing on the psychological state of humanity to connect individuals through visual representation. He has participated in over twenty gallery showings, including the Grand Rapids Art Prize, and has curated several exhibitions in locations throughout the USA. He currently resides in Chicago, where he works as a portrait photographer, teacher, and participant in creative fairs and events.
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