Magical Portraits with Gouache and Colored Pencils
Release date:2021
Author: Weronika Salach
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
About This Class
We will be learning how to paint a portrait using gouache paint and combining it with colored pencils. I’ll be happy to guide you in creating a portrait of your beloved person – it may be your Mom, your Grandpa, your boyfriend, or simply someone whom you adore or look up to. Once it is done, you can even gift it!
Do not be worried about the length of this tutorial – this structure is designed in such a way that everyone can follow with its speed, without getting intimidated. Both beginners and advanced students can benefit from taking this class.
The class includes:
Introduction to gouache & gouache properties
Advice on choosing the color palette & other materials
Mixing your own skin tones with gouache
Tips for tracing images onto watercolor paper
Tips for stretching the watercolor paper on a surface
Painting in practice, broken down into digestible chunks
Dealing effectively with light and shadow
Adding the extra dimension with colored pencils, tips and tricks
01 – intro
02 – materials
03 – basic-properties-of-gouache
04 – mixing-skin-tones
05 – lighter-skin
06 – darker-skin
07 – other-skin-colors
08 – the-skin-summary-demo
09 – the-sketch
10 – light-shadow
11 – stretching-the-paper
12 – face-shadows
13 – base-skin-color
14 – face-highlights
15 – darker-face-details
16 – finishing-the-face
17 – the-background
18 – colored-pencils-the-face
19 – colored-pencils-the-background
20 – your-task
21 – final-thoughts
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