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Creative Portraits in Watercolor

Learn to Paint Faces and Characters with Beginner-Friendly Lessons - Explore Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, and More

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Pub Date 31 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 21 Sep 2023

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Learn to create gorgeous portraits in watercolor using easy techniques.
 
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.
Learn to create gorgeous portraits in watercolor using easy techniques.
 
Written and illustrated by Ana Santos, an artist and illustrator and a popular online instructor, Creative Portraits in...
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ISBN 9780760382424
PRICE US$24.99 (USD)
PAGES 144

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