Stylized Portraits in Watercolor

Overview

“Now I will show how it is possible to use simple elements to create a portrait. With common geometric shapes, it is possible to simplify and shape the whole structure of the face. ”

In this video lesson Caroline Passos addresses the topic: Structuring a human figure from geometric shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylized Portraits in Watercolor. Learn how to turn a photograph into a stylized and simplified portrait using watercolor.

Partial transcription of the video

“Structuring a Human Figure Using Geometric Shapes In this lesson, I’ll teach you how to structure a face using simple geometric shapes. I’ll use a marker. I recommend you make several different shapes that we’ll be working with. In this example I made, I put the shapes in the face already so that you can see more clearly how important it is to understand the shape of the face. This shape will add personality to your project or to the person you're trying to portray. Sometimes I see people finding it hard to make a portrait or to copy an image. That's because people don't stop to think about...”

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Course summary for: Stylized Portraits in Watercolor

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (73)
• 1377 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (2h 40m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting