Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
First Approach to Colour 2
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: First Approach to Colour 2
Overview
“You will learn how to mix the colours without concentrating them too much so you can get better tones and textures. You will see how to darken some places so your painting could look more realistic. We will bring this cat to life by working on its face, but sometimes watercolors are not enough for that, you will see how you can make some extra fine details with a pen. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: First Approach to Colour 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor. Bring the animal kingdom to life through captivating artwork by exploring a wide variety of watercolor techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Really at this stage, I'm just mixing any of these colours on the palette without concentrating too much. What I'm more interested in are tones and textures. So I'm just, trying to get the right kind of tones in there. I can see that this is a dark tone as well. So I want a bit of this bluish brown that I've made I'm just encouraging that over. And I do want a bit of colour here now. So, i'm just going to get a wet brush. before that dries too much. and just drop that in there and again, just lift that a little bit and just get those. in the Okay. So what I want to do now is really bring th...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor
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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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