Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils

Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this course. Thank you so much for taking part; I hope you have enjoyed creating a joyful portrait with watercolours and coloured pencils. It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the project you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand new one! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. As a reminder, I have summarized the main steps you should follow to complete your project: Inspiration Collect the information about the people you want to portray and create a mood board.

Sketches Make quick sketches of the composition and colour palette to choose the best ones. The Final Drawing Draw pencil outlines of your portrait on the paper of your choice. Watercolours Paint with watercolours; use first bright colours and then darker ones. Paint the background last. Remember to leave some elements unpainted to finish up with coloured pencils. Coloured Pencils Add finishing touches with coloured pencils. Fill in the blank spaces and draw on top of the paint. I can't wait to see the project you come up with, so don't forget to share it in the forum. You can do so by clicking on 'Create your project'. Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I also invite you to share your finished illustration on Instagram using the hashtag #portraitwithdaria. Let's create a portrait community! Domestika has a great community, where we are all looking to grow and learn. So join in, share your process, ideas, and doubts, and comment on others' work. I will be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“We reached the end of the course. It went so fast. I hope you had fun and you learned something new. Thank you so much for being here with me. As promised, I'm going to share with you five steps that will help you finish the final project. First, collect information about people you want to portray it, and create a mood board. Then create sketches of the composition and color palettes to choose the best ones. Draw pencil outlines of your portrait on the paper of your choice. Then paint with the watercolors, starting with the bright tones. Leave the background to the last. Finally, add the f...”

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Course summary for: Playful Illustration with Watercolor & Colored Pencils

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (163)
• 6539 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (3h 45m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Colored Pencil Drawing, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting