Watercolor Portraits: Capture a Model's Personality
Preparations and Composition
A course by Michele Bajona , Contemporary Figurative Artist
About the video: Preparations and Composition
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk you about lighting and composition. First, I will teach you how to understand the personality of the model, creating a favorable ambiance and a comfortable conversation. I will also explain you how to study the sitter main characteristics so you could suggest a proper pose and add some decorative complements.”
In this video lesson Michele Bajona addresses the topic: Preparations and Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Portraits: Capture a Model's Personality. Discover the world of watercolors by learning to paint striking and realistic portraits with a live model.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparations and Composition Last lesson we had fun painting the eye. It was the last of a series of lessons that took us to our final project. If you remember, we started representing a sphere, that way, we discovered the importance of using tonal values in order to represent reality onto a two-dimensional surface. We also painted the skull in monochrome in order to find these lights and shadows that we need to use in order to guide us through the process of representing our portrait. Then we had fun with color and we applied it to the eye. Now that we have this very important feature of t...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Portraits: Capture a Model's Personality
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting
Michele Bajona
A course by Michele Bajona
Michele Bajona is an architect-turned-painter whose artwork has been exhibited throughout America and Europe. He attended the Art Student League in New York City and is a member of Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc in Barcelona. He currently resides in Mexico City, where he continues to paint and teaches art. He has given masterclasses at Museums and cultural institutions.
In addition to solo and collective exhibitions across the globe, he won the first prize for best video documentary at the 54th Venice Art Biennial, Padiglione Italia.
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