Expressive Watercolor Portraits

Overview

“Using a small brush, we will paint our flower motif. We will first start with a color to fill petals. We will finish by using a fine brush to create a thin and clean outline.”

In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Painting the Motif, 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

“Painting the motif Now we have completed the skin tones, in this lesson I'll show you how you can paint your motif so it looks like a tattoo on the surface of the skin. In order to paint all the details today, you're going to need a very fine brush. This one is 0-5, It's of the smallest brushes you can find in the store. This will serve to be beneficial for sharp linework. Let's take a look at our reference image and see how we can transfer it onto our painting. Some things I'd like to point out about this flower. This is a cherry blossom and I want to remember to include the pistils you se...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Watercolor Portraits

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (154)
• 3815 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (4h 13m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting