Expressive Portraits in Watercolor: Techniques and Tips

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Course Level:
Beginner

Total Run Time:
2 hours, 11 minutes

Total Videos:
1

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Course Description:

Join Shelby as she shares her techniques for painting a beautiful portrait in watercolor. In this informative session, she will guide you through her creative process, offering valuable tips and advice that you can apply to your own work. You’ll have the opportunity to observe how Shelby mixes colors, applies paint, and adapts to the unique characteristics of watercolors. With her expert guidance, you’ll gain insight into creating realistic skin tones and blending colors effectively. This course is designed to inspire and enhance your understanding of watercolor portraiture.

What You Will Learn:

  • Participate in a live painting demonstration led by Shelby
  • Observe her decision-making process throughout the creation of a portrait
  • Discover techniques for mixing and applying watercolors effectively
  • Learn how to navigate the distinctive flow of watercolors
  • Understand the subtleties involved in creating skin tones and color blending

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Watercolor paper (preferably cold press for its texture and absorbency)
  • A set of watercolor paints
  • Watercolor brushes in a variety of sizes and shapes
  • A palette or dish for mixing colors
  • Two jars of water (one for clean water, one for rinsing brushes)
  • Paper towels or a rag for blotting and drying brushes
  • Masking tape to secure your paper onto a board, if desired
  • A pencil and eraser for light sketching before painting

Meet Your Instructor:

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

Shelby Abrahamsen

Blogger at LittleCoffeeFox.com

This Is A Live Class Replay:

This is an edited replay of a Foxsy Live Class. If you’re interested in interacting directly with instructors, check out the upcoming Live Class schedule.

What’s In This Class?

  • 1 Video
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Self-Paced

Course Level: Beginner
Run Time: 2 hour, 11 minutes

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Enjoyed the process and seeing how the layers were applied to get realistic effects.

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Posted 3 weeks ago
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Wow! Watching you paint and listening to your thought process was fantastic! Learning about warm to cool and light to dark will help me become more confident during my painting sessions. Thank you so much!

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