Watercolor Portraits: Capture a Model's Personality
Preservation
A course by Michele Bajona , Contemporary Figurative Artist
About the video: Preservation
Overview
“Last but not least, I will talk you about how to preserve, protect and store your watercolors and how to frame your painting to obtain a stunning result and show it in galleries or at home.”
In this video lesson Michele Bajona addresses the topic: Preservation, 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
“Preservation In the previous lesson we reviewed our final project, we added a few details and we are now ready to explain you how to preserve your paintings. People often ask me what kind of varnish do you use to protect your painting and to make it last for a long time. Well, I don't use any varnish and actually I do not recommend it, because in time it might become yellow or damage your final work. Also remember that when we talked about materials I recommended to use cotton paper because that's the best way for your work to stand the test of time. So try to avoid pulp paper if you're wor...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Portraits: Capture a Model's Personality
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Category
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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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