Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature

Application of Watercolors (Part 1)

A course by ZELVA Uno , Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant

100% positive reviews (52)

853 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Application of Watercolors (Part 1)

Overview

“In this lesson I will teach you to apply the watercolors from the lightest tones to the darkest tones that we place in our reference photo, putting into practice what we learned in the lesson "Customizing the color palette".”

In this video lesson ZELVA Uno addresses the topic: Application of Watercolors (Part 1), which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature. Paint a portrait with organic elements and learn how to digitize and share it online.

Partial transcription of the video

“Application of watercolors In this lesson I will teach you how to use watercolors. This is the most important part of the project and we will paint from the lightest tones to the darkest tones. We are going to locate the lighter tones of the portrait in the reference photo. In this case there is a very light yellow tone. With the brush loaded with water, I grab some yellow pigment. These first shades have to have more water than pigment. I'll start to apply yellow to the lightest parts of the portrait. Remember that it is important to leave blank spaces. After applying the lighter color on ...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (52)
853 students
4 units
20 lessons (2h 11m)

Category
Illustration
Software
Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Procreate
Areas
Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting

ZELVA Uno

A course by ZELVA Uno

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Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant

Joe Fernández Carrasco, better known as Zelva Uno, is a visual artist, muralist, and cultural consultant. He’s got over 15 years of experience in drawing, painting, traveling, and enjoying nature, his biggest artistic inspiration. He has traveled across Peru and other countries, creating murals for urban art festivals.

Through his art, he seeks to communicate a message of love, respect, and share the living cultures of the Peruvian Amazon and nature in general. He works with his organization @amazonarteperu to share and salvage ancestral traditions and knowledge through different artistic practices.