Expressive Watercolor Portraits
Finishing Our Background and the Final Details 1
A course by Arthur Braud , Visual Artist and Photographer
About the video: Finishing Our Background and the Final Details 1
Overview
“Now that we have the background, motifs, and skin complete, it’s time to add the final details. This last step is where we bring our painting together. We will work on adding those final last wet and dry layers to the areas that need it. These will include bringing colors forward, making our shadows darker, and applying our expressive brush techniques for texture.”
In this video lesson Arthur Braud addresses the topic: Finishing Our Background and the Final Details 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
“Finishing Our Background and the Final Details In this lesson we'll jump into the final details of our painting. We'll start with the background before we jump into the details of the face. Go ahead and grab your quill brush. We're going to add more blues to the top part. Looking at my painting here, I think I could saturate the top part and have a dripping effect to create more emotion and texture on the painting. If you're running out of paint, feel free to add more. And again I'm going to add some indigo here. When you're using more water it'll be easier to spread the color. And then, if...”
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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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