I Painted a Watercolor Portrait Using Only 3 Colors

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In this video, I'll guide you through the process of creating expressive watercolor portrait using only three colors. This video is perfect for artists at any skill level looking to simplify their painting process and focus on expressiveness. Grab your brushes and let's get started!
What I cover in this video:
- How to choose the right three colors for your portrait
- Blending techniques for depth and dimension
- Tips for creating expressive features with a limited palette
Chapters:
00:00 Intro - overview
00:49 Materials, reference photo
01:59 Sketching process & problems
04:29 Color mixing, brushes
6:01 First wash
7:16 Deepening of the shadows, what is "shading"
9:13 Painting hair with watercolor
10:00 Adjustments (shadows), how to paint freckles
11:22 Enhancing hair shadows, fighting for contrast
12:05 Adding darkest areas (finally), where to focus contrast
14:02 Adding smallest details (always in the end)
15:06 Painting highlights with white gouache
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Пікірлер: 39

@meldixon1918 3 күн бұрын

Ooh love this trio of colours for portraits!

@anoob6614 8 күн бұрын

so beautiful, I aspire to create something as freely with such skill

@rakisk8r 9 күн бұрын

Wow you’re a good teacher! Beautiful artistry! Really like your voice too. Thank you for the helpful video! I have subscribed! 🎉

@kamerynn100 Күн бұрын

Beautiful work! I'm a beginner watercolor artist, and I thought your voice sounded familiar - turns out, I took one of your classes on skillshare! Small world!

@JaneBeata Күн бұрын

Ooh hello! So glad you stopped by :)

@MsJellyfishFan 8 күн бұрын

So beautiful. Thank you

@Lauraisabelgonzalezart 12 күн бұрын

I am so happy to see you back Jane!

@JaneBeata 12 күн бұрын

Glad to be back, it was calling me again 🌞

@ChantelleArts 13 күн бұрын

I have the same sketchbook as you! I love the colour theme you've chosen for this one 🥰

@JaneBeata 12 күн бұрын

Thank you, I’ll try different triad next time :)

@bizzybee852 12 күн бұрын

I really didn't think it was going to turn out as well as it did. I steer clear of portraits all together. You are a brave artist.

@JaneBeata 12 күн бұрын

Thank youu, I enjoy the messy first stage. But it wasnt my best, that’s for sure.

@joynedyalkova2322 13 күн бұрын

Jane, I love your work❤ So peaceful and same time very to the point. It is pleasure for me to watch your video. How long time it takes to do it? I am so indecisive person and over thinking everything i wish to be like you in this sketch loosely and free. ❤

@JaneBeata 13 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. Overall, sketch was approx 20 minutes and painting about 1 hour. Speeding up the drying process in between stages with hair dryer. This is a small size though (A5), larger artwork would have taken longer.

@kimchee_9352 12 күн бұрын

I'm so happy that you are back

@creativewah 12 күн бұрын

Wonderful painting! Thank you for sharing your tips! ❤❤❤

@rlin1310 13 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your beautiful painting skills

@chitrakshiloberoi 7 күн бұрын

Hey Jane how are you doing ! It feel so great to watch your watercolor tutorial I am a university student for fine arts and just started using watercolor please do recommend which paintbrushes and watercolor to use for begginer level ❤

@JaneBeata 2 күн бұрын

Hi there, thank you for reaching out, I think I have a watercolor playlist for beginners and first video is materials on a budget that get you started, here is the link for it and hope it helps :) kzfaq.info/sun/PLtRfZsXUx71fMKtElboN_vnYzMYJMV1l7&si=OjCBAXMqJZJgEDQh

@chitrakshiloberoi 2 күн бұрын

@@JaneBeata thankyou so much !!!

@martinakubranova4891 14 күн бұрын

It's beautiful, somehow much nicer than the original photo :-)

@JaneBeata 14 күн бұрын

Photo was so beautiful and inspiring, without it there would be no painting. Many thanks for recognizing my input & interpretation, though 🌞

@pastelcraeion 13 күн бұрын

What a lovely painting! 😍🫶🏻

@JaneBeata 13 күн бұрын

Thank youu

@TheSeanDerek 14 күн бұрын

Lovely triad and portrait. ❤️

@danaparsonsliquidcosmosart2669 14 күн бұрын

stunning. missed you so much!

@JaneBeata 14 күн бұрын

Thank youu, I appreciate 🙏🏻

@paulinabm_ 13 күн бұрын

Oh wow! This is beautiful! Amazing! ❤❤❤ You promised fun and you delivered, the brushstrokes and the vibrancy feel fun. And through each stage I was at the edge of my seat. Do yoy have any trouble to put paint over color? It doesn't look like it. I do struggle with it.

@SanchiaMarshall 14 күн бұрын

Lovely painting Jane. I'd love you to be a guest on my 'Trailblazers palette' podcast and we can chat all things watercolour. Much love :)

@irenedeprov 13 күн бұрын

Every time I watch a portrait tutorial I want to try it and everything seems understandable, but when I get to the actual painting, it becomes a mess so so so easily 😂 portraits in watercolor are indeed very difficult because you need to learn for sure how paint dries. I often freak out I went too dark too soon, start correcting and then it dries to basically a non visible layer 😢

@JaneBeata 13 күн бұрын

You're right about the learning process being a bit more tricky for video viewers. Clarity that comes from these information should help a lot, but to acquire the actual skill / being able to reproduce the process yourself, requires new connections between your brain (this part already understands the process) and your hand / eyes. This cannot be achieved without practice, you have to do it repeatedly (and yes, fail a lot) for those connections to be built. But it's so much fun also, don't give up, this is one of the best hobbies in the world :D (I might be biased...)

@WhiteFyre 11 күн бұрын

Question: How long did you have to wait between each layer for it to dry?

@JaneBeata 11 күн бұрын

I used dryer so just a minute or two

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@TaraSueSalusso 13 күн бұрын

Instead of using colored pencil, you might consider using watercolor pencils. it helps that they can wash away and add color to the image.

@JaneBeata 13 күн бұрын

You are right, that is also a good approach. They are also hard to erase, though. And in some paintings, I don't like that the sketch washes away too soon, I have to sometimes reinvent the lines. Regular pencil for me works good 99% of the time.

@feshgogulululu 10 күн бұрын

I feel like watercolor pencils aren’t the best options because you could smear the entire sketch in the first layer. I use prismacolor col-erase pencils and those are much more resilient + erase fairly well and they’re not too obvious in the end.

@TaraSueSalusso 9 күн бұрын

@@feshgogulululu they sound great and looked beautiful and the painting that you did. I’m glad you have something that really works for you.

@bmikula1861 11 күн бұрын

Nice drawing. Have you tried WATER color pencil ? It's easy to erase vs COLOR pencil. Your watercolor painting colors had so much red the subject appears to be a victim of a bloody accident. Try watercolor pencil to draw with, they dissolve in water.