Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
Warm colors
A course by Ale Casanova , Painter and Teacher
Learn a foolproof technique for creating watercolor portraits, from the sketch to the finished piece
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About the video: Warm colors
Overview
“Now we will see how we introduce warm colors to match the color of our portrait. In this lesson you will learn how to make color overlays that will complete the color of our portrait.”
In this video lesson Ale Casanova addresses the topic: Warm colors, 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
“WARM COLOURS In this lesson we'll use the grisaille we did in green and add warm colours to it. If we look at the colour wheel we studied earlier, we'll need to add its complementary colours. The complementary colour of green is magenta. So let's use the magenta. We'll use a brush with high holding capacity. Why high capacity? Because that way we can make a much bigger wash. Just as we did with the first layer of greens, we'll add a very broad and generic layer of magenta that blends with the green. This, again, does not mean that you must limit yourself to what you did in green. Do it as i...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait with Watercolors
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Portrait Drawing, Portrait Illustration, Watercolor Painting
A course by Ale Casanova
Alejandro Casanova was born in Valencia, Spain in 1981. He studied fine arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and then moved to Tenerife, where he completed his doctorate. In addition, he has obtained several national and European research grants and scholarships.
His work focuses on the body and the portrait as a justification for artistic expression. He paints in oil and watercolor, techniques that allow him to work quickly and develop figurative paintings through transparency and chromatic richness. His work has led him to exhibit in different cities across Spain and other European countries, as well as carry out his teaching work through workshops in Spain.
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- Level: Beginner
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