Watercolor Portraits Class | Saturday & Sunday | December 7th & 8th 2024

Objective:
Learn the basics of painting a portrait in watercolor. Instructor Janet will guide students through creating a value study to understand light and tones before moving onto full color.
Topics we will cover:
Value, light, and glazing to capture a more accurate representation of a portrait.
Students will be taught how to mix skin tones using only the primaries, and create their own color chart. Students will be provided with paper, brushes, and watercolors. And will have the option to use premade linework or draw their own.
Day 1
1. Introduction: about the instructor
2. Overview of materials: what are they? How they’re made and best practices.
3. Value study: using one color, get comfortable with use of water, and glazing.
Learn about drying time and patience.
4. Color Mixing: how to create a wide range of skin tones using only the primaries.
5. Create your color chart.

Day 2
1. Refresh on color mixing and value.
2. Demo on how to layer the colors to create shadow and depth.
3. Begin your portrait: students can use their own photo reference or use premade linework for their final painting.