Sketching People with Watercolor
Color Study with Limited Palette
A course by Marcus Penna , Illustrator and Watercolor Artist
About the video: Color Study with Limited Palette
Overview
“Now that it's already visible where to apply the light and dark tones, I'm going to do a study to understand the colors I'm going to use in the final painting. This is the time to think about the color palette you want to work with.”
In this video lesson Marcus Penna addresses the topic: Color Study with Limited Palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching People with Watercolor. Learn illustration and watercolor techniques to paint quick sketches from start to finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color Study with a Limited Palette Now I'll do a quick study with a simplified palette. It's a study that I don't do often, but I really like to use it when I'm not feeling very sure about the colors I'll use for the final painting. Here we have our reference image, and I prepared one more drawing to do this exercise. Looking at the reference here, I see that I have browns on the skin, and the shadows are a bit more saturated and magenta. I normally use burnt sienna as a base for almost every skin tone, and I'll add this pink to make the mixture a little warmer. In some areas, I'll use more...”
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Course summary for: Sketching People with Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
Figure Drawing, Sketching, Watercolor Painting
Marcus Penna
A course by Marcus Penna
Marcus Penna is a Brazilian illustrator, watercolor painter, and 3D artist. Since 2003, he's been working as a freelance artist in the publishing and advertising fields. In addition to his art, he collaborates in the creation of video games and VR experiences at ARVORE Immersive Experiences, where he's participated on projects such as A Linha—winner of Best VR Immersive Experience for Interactive Content at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival and a Primetime Emmy in 2020—Pixel Ripped 1995, and YUKI.
He has also worked on magazines like Vida Simples, Superinteressante, and Veja Saúde, on textbooks for publishers such Moderna and FTD, and on the UEFA official guide for the Women's Champions League, through the agency TwelfthMan. Since 2017, he's been creating content alongside illustrator and watercolor artist Daniel Araújo to post on the Instagram account Gente que Existe, devoted to illustrations of the human figure.
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