Step by Step watercolor layering Demonstration : Profile Portrait of Sophie
April 19, 2010 2025-02-05 15:56Step by Step watercolor layering Demonstration : Profile Portrait of Sophie
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Step by Step watercolor layering Demonstration : Profile Portrait of Sophie
Painting watercolor portrait by layering each primary color allows for a better control of edges and tones and makes that challenging subject easier to handle.
Step by Step watercolor layering Demonstration : Profile Portrait of Sophie
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This is my drawing on the watercolor paper, I did my original drawing on newsprint and then transferred it on the watercolor paper.I did a contour drawing but also tried to mark places where color was changing.
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This is my yellow layer, with two types of yellows. Yellow ocher will work better for the skin tones here and then Cadmium yellow in the background.
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This is my red layer. As with the yellows I am using two types of red, referring to my picture to see where the reds seem more orange or more pink.
![Adding blue watercolor to complete the layering painting technique](https://paintingdemos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/step4-e1487192934185.jpg)
With the blue layer, I tried to go very light as it can quickly become too much. I have also two blues, a cooler Prussian blue and a warmer ultramarine. I used the ultramarine for the areas in the shade and the Prussian blue closer to the highlighted areas.
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This is the finished painting, I made some corrections and added a gouache background.
Comments (6)
Susanne
Very helpful video tutorial!
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