Written and illustrated by Ana Santos, an artist and illustrator and a popular online instructor, Creative Portraits in Watercolor presents simple step-by-step demonstrations and beginner-level exercises to create expressive, imaginative portraits. You’ll learn about:
- Essential Materials. Types of watercolor paint, papers, brushes, and other supplies.
- Color. Its essential characteristics, plus the color wheel, harmonies, contrasts, and creating palettes.
- How to Work with Watercolor. Fundamental methods, brushstrokes, transparencies, gradients, and techniques for creating areas of light.
- Proportions of the Face. Basic proportions and feature positions for front, profile, and three-quarter views, plus creating imaginary faces and transferring reference images.
- Creative Portraits. Discover 45 fun exercises and inspiring examples that explore painting portraits using key color wheel palettes, mixed media combinations, and thought-provoking techniques.
With Creative Portraits in Watercolor, you’ll learn to achieve stunning results with a wide variety of simple techniques.
- Author: Ana Santos
- Format: Paperback
- Pages 144
- Size: 216x279.5 mm (approx.)
Written and illustrated by Ana Santos, an artist and illustrator and a popular online instructor, Creative Portraits in Watercolor presents simple step-by-step demonstrations and beginner-level exercises to create expressive, imaginative portraits. You’ll learn about:
- Essential Materials. Types of watercolor paint, papers, brushes, and other supplies.
- Color. Its essential characteristics, plus the color wheel, harmonies, contrasts, and creating palettes.
- How to Work with Watercolor. Fundamental methods, brushstrokes, transparencies, gradients, and techniques for creating areas of light.
- Proportions of the Face. Basic proportions and feature positions for front, profile, and three-quarter views, plus creating imaginary faces and transferring reference images.
- Creative Portraits. Discover 45 fun exercises and inspiring examples that explore painting portraits using key color wheel palettes, mixed media combinations, and thought-provoking techniques.
With Creative Portraits in Watercolor, you’ll learn to achieve stunning results with a wide variety of simple techniques.
- Author: Ana Santos
- Format: Paperback
- Pages 144
- Size: 216x279.5 mm (approx.)
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