Expressive Watercolor Portraits
Transferring Our Sketch
A course by Arthur Braud , Visual Artist and Photographer
About the video: Transferring Our Sketch
Overview
“Once we have the sketch ready, we will be using tracing paper to transfer it onto our watercolor paper. We will then trace our motifs and map them out onto our subject based on our thumbnail sketches. You will need a soft graphite pencil, tracing paper, a sharp pencil, and a colored pencil to transfer our sketch.”
In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Transferring Our Sketch, 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
“Transferring Our Sketch Now you know all about the fundamentals of drawing the face, in this lesson I'll show you how we can transfer our face onto the watercolor paper for our final project. The first thing we'll need to transfer it is our pencils over here, and we will also need our tracing paper. With our tracing paper it'll be important that you use a bright colored pencil because we will use graphite on one side. My favorite is the red. Yours can be a different color, but make sure it is different than graphite. The first thing I wanna mention is that it's important to tape down your t...”
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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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