Expressive Watercolor Portraits
Painting Skin Tones 1
A course by Arthur Braud , Visual Artist and Photographer
About the video: Painting Skin Tones 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to develop depth in the skin. We already have our first layers so we will focus on bringing the colors out even more. We will use our wet brush techniques to gradually build up our shadows and contrast.”
In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Painting Skin Tones 1, 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
“In this lesson, we are going to be working on the skin. I'm going to show you how to create the different skin tones on the face. Let's get started. So I'd first start with a medium sized brush. I'm using the size eight. and let's take a look at our reference photo. So if we look here, we're going to start with the warm tones. And in this photo, It's very prevalent in the cheek area. around the eyes, the forehead. The chin, and of course the nose, which is what we worked on before. So let's start mixing some pinks and some yellows and start applying that to our paper. So I'm going to start ...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Watercolor Portraits
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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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