Watercolor Drawings: How to Paint Expressive Eyes

Watercolor Drawings: How to Paint Expressive Eyes

“Congratulations for making it this far! I hope that the lessons in this course have helped you learn how to work with your gaze and expression in watercolor in a different way. Before we say goodbye, I would like to leave you with some tips that I hope will help you with your final project: - The materials you work with are very important, choose them well! That the paper is 100% cotton will be essential in the development of your project. - When making your drawing, simplify the lines. Try to think of simple shapes before adding all the details that make up the eye. - Practice dry and wet techniques to learn the different effects you can achieve with watercolor and how to remedy possible errors. - Respect the drying times before the final layers, and when you add them, do it with a soft wash: take advantage of the transparency of watercolor. - Finally, remember that everything is trial and error, and if something doesn't work out the first time, don't be discouraged! Keep testing and add your style to your final project. I would like you to share about your project and all the steps you have taken until reaching the end, telling your experience in each of them. Remember that sharing your process helps us better understand your project. Tell us the challenges and achievements of everything you have done. Step 1 - Show how you have drawn and fitted your look

Step 2 - In this step show how the iris of your eye turned out Step 3 - Present how the base of your first eye turned out Step 4 - Show how the first finished eye turned out Step 5 - Now show how both eyes turned out I'm looking forward to seeing the looks you're going to draw, so don't forget to share your work in the forum, where I'll be attentive to all your questions and comments. And don't forget that this forum is also a space to meet other students and create community among everyone. Thank you very much for taking this course with me, see you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Now is the time for you to start your final project. Before you start with it, I would like to give you some guidelines which I consider essential for you to take into account. During the course we have seen many things, so I would like to take this opportunity to give you certain points that I don't want you to forget. The first of them, and it is in one of the first lessons, It is the materials. It is very important for your project that you choose them well and try to select materials similar to those I use during the course. Above all, the one that seems most important to me of all It i...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Drawings: How to Paint Expressive Eyes

• Level: Beginner
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• 3462 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (4h 20m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting