Sketching People with Watercolor

Sketching People with Watercolor

“Thank you so much for following me this far! I hope I've helped you achieve your goals as an artist and move forward with new projects. To facilitate the organization of your project, I have prepared a list of essential steps: Choose an appropriate photo Avoid very diffused or low-contrast lighting if you are inexperienced. Everything gets more difficult when you have to be very subtle with the colors. Make quick drawing studies Try not to destroy the paper by erasing it multiple times or getting it too dirty. Not all details need to be represented at all times. If you prefer, do pencil studies on a separate sheet and then recreate or transfer the drawing to watercolor paper with a light table. Make studies in sepia or color If you need more security, do studies in sepia or quick studies in color. It's easy to get lost when you're first painting a reference, and studying beforehand can help. Start painting with light tones, going through medium ones until you get to dark ones With the final pencil on the watercolor paper, start by painting the lightest shades, working from top to bottom and working your way across the entire figure. When you're done, make sure the paper is dry, repeat the process for the midtones, and so on until you're done. Remember: in the beginning use light tones, lots of water and large brushes. In the end: dark tones, little water and small brushes.

Gather all your images and share your project by clicking the "Create your project" button. Your publication will be part of your portfolio here at Domestika and will be a space for you to showcase your work in the community. Have new ideas, create alternatives, enrich your creativity. In addition, I invite you to give feedback and comment on the work of the creative community. Take the opportunity to network! Whenever possible, I will also comment on the works and follow what is happening on the forum. See you on the forum! ”

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“Final Project We've reached the end of the course, and thank you for joining me. I hope I've helped you reach your goals as an artist. For your final project, I recommend photographing your own references in places and situations that are important to you. I like to paint people; you may prefer to paint other things, but the learning process is the same. To paraphrase my maestro Gonzalo Cárcamo, "The reference is the starting point; it is never the ending point." If you’re not satisfied with your first attempt, try again. Try another reference, try to paint something else. Achievements may ...”

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Course summary for: Sketching People with Watercolor

• Level: Beginner
• 92% positive reviews (107)
• 4085 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 0m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Figure Drawing, Sketching, Watercolor Painting