Watercolor Portrait Painting: Fun and Easy Exercises

Ever wanted to learn how to paint a loose and vibrant watercolor portrait?

BONUS: 2-Hour Workshop included - Create Convincing Light in Portraits. Featured at the end of the course (final lecture).

ADDITIONAL BONUSES 2 x 1.5-Hour Workshop included - Paint Convincing Shadows in Watercolour Portraits / Paint a Male Portrait Featured at the end of the course (final lecture)

Portraiture is often seen as a difficult and lengthy process. But it doesn't have to be that way. An effective portrait sketch can be completed quickly using some simple yet effective watercolor techniques. Often, a sketch done with this process can look even better than a more 'accomplished' portrait, taking hours or even days!

In this comprehensive course, I share my entire portrait painting process to show you how to paint animated and colorful watercolor portraits in as little as 30 minutes.

Working out of a sketchbook, I simplify each step and will show you how to turn a photograph or simple pencil drawing into a portrait. I will demonstrate to you how to combine elements of realism and impressionism to create a loose style when painting. This class contains four step-by-step portrait demonstrations.

In addition, this class will cover the following topics:

• Using my two-step process in painting a watercolor portrait - keeping colors fresh and vibrant.

• Using essential watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry in portraiture.

• How to determine a light source and the correct use of values in painting.

• Materials - advice on what paints, paper, brushes and drawing materials you will need.

• How to sketch a subject easily by simplifying facial features into basic shapes.

• How to draw different male and female faces freehand.

• How to use the grid technique & tracing to transfer a photo of a portrait onto watercolor paper.

So join me in this course, I'm excited to show you how to make portrait painting fun and easy!