Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
Course final project
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the final project for: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
“We have reached the end of the course and I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed doing it. Important steps for your Project: 1. Decide on what animal you are going to paint. 2. Research an image and decide whether you are going to drop background in. 3. Work out your compositing and then sketch it out. 4. Do the wet on wet painting. First, work on the character. Then, focus on the background. Work on making your cold and warm tones transition from one to another seamlessly. 5. Once the drawing is dry, highlight the close-ups of your scene. 6. Lastly, apply to glaze. Go from color block to color block. That way, you will round off the vibe of the scene. It is the last stage of the project.
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“So now that we've come to the end of the course, I hope you feel inspired to take your artwork to the next level. If you follow the lessons, you will see that it's easy to create your own paintings with everyday practise. I'd like you to be original and creative when uploading your final project. I want to see all the steps of your watercolour process. So starting with the image that you want to paint, I want to see your first layer. your second layer and the finishing touches. I've also explained how to use basic layering techniques. So I'd like you to use wet into wet, and wet onto dry to...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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