Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
What will we do in the course?
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
About the video: What will we do in the course?
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain the project that we will develop in the course and the different watercolor painting techniques that you will learn.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: What will we do in the course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors. Learn a foolproof technique for creating watercolor portraits, from the sketch to the finished piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“WHAT WILL WE DO IN THIS COURSE? In this lesson we'll look at the content of the course. Our final project will be a watercolour portrait. To do this, I'll first show you the volume of the head, the structure, and also the proportions. We will work with wet and dry watercolours and learn how to create volume through layering. I will also introduce you to the grisaille technique, which is a very interesting way of doing portraits. We will add different layers of colour to the grisaille... and we'll solve any problems that may arise within the portrait. I know at first it seems difficult and h...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting
Ale Casanova
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. After studying Fine Art at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, he moved to Tenerife where he completed his doctorate. He has received various national and European research grants as well as others for the plastic arts.
His work focuses on the human body and portraiture as a window into the creation of plastic art. He also composes oil paintings, although watercolor is his preferred medium as it allows him to work swiftly and effectively using transparency and the richness of the color spectrum to create figurative pieces. His work has been exhibited in different Spanish as well as other European cities and he has also given numerous workshops across Spain.
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