How to Paint More COLORFUL Watercolors | Loose Portrait
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Hi there! In today’s watercolor lesson we’ll look at COLORS, how to ENJOY them and how to use them more freely! 🎨
This is something I struggled with as a beginner, and so I really wanted to address. I used to have a tendency to mute all colors I was using.
I then overcorrected by going VERY saturated (which is what I’ll show you here) 😁
These days I do tend to try and move more towards “natural” colors, but I still feel like using strong saturated colors is a good means of creating a focal point and enhancing it.
I hope this will help you improve in this aspect of watercolor painting! 😊🙏🏼
Here’s a link to the edited reference photo - with and without the grid: https://imgur.com/a/eLpxeHy
(And as a side-note, here’s the ORIGINAL reference photo, before I cropped it, if you’re interested: https://pixabay.com/photos/model-woman-composition-young-model-2373312/)
The dimensions of the painting (excluding the masking tape, so purely where it's painted) are 16.8 x 26 cm.
Every square in the grid is approximately 8.4 x 8.4 cm (so vertically dividing the painting perfectly down the middle).
Good luck!
Let me know how it goes in a comment down below, or via email / FB / Instagram (:
And I’ll talk to you soon,
- Liron
🎨 MATERIALS I OFTEN USE 🎨
Paints (all Daniel Smith)
Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) - https://amzn.to/2FCuEvA
Ultramarine Blue - https://amzn.to/2FCvicu
Nickel Azo Yellow - https://amzn.to/2HW5Ik3
Perylene Red - https://amzn.to/2HUc1Ve
Quinacridone Rose
Brushes
Escoda BLACK Plein-Air Set:
http://www.escoda.com/brush/others/brush_sets/watercolor_brush_set_in_a_wooden_box-1272-16998
Escoda Ultimo Sintetico - Size 16 - https://amzn.to/3043xSw
Silver Black Velvet - https://amzn.to/2JCnSJZ
Raphael - https://amzn.to/2Wo71wb (multiple sizes and sellers)
Princeton - https://amzn.to/2YoSHpa
Paper
Saunders Waterford, 300gsm, cold-press - https://amzn.to/2WrdTZU
Palette
Mijello Airtight 18 Wells - https://amzn.to/2IbhSoa
Plein-Air Easel
The BEST I've found so far for watercolor - https://amzn.to/2Ljyc6Q
White Pen
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen (easy to find on ebay!)
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