Artistic Portrait with Watercolors

Start by getting to know a little bit about Alejandro and his career in painting and watercolor, as well as his main influences and favorite artists.

Take a look at the different materials out there and learn basic concepts like proportions and volume of the head, forehead, and face before getting started on your drawing!

Dive into this technicolor whirlpool and tackle concepts like lighting, volume, and color using both flat and spherical pigments. Discover the difference between applying the paint dry or wet, as well as the different mixing techniques. Learn about color gradients and much more!

Try out a method for transferring an image to paper using a grid system before seeing how to work in grisaille.

Next, Alejandro talks about adding warm hues to balance the colors of the portrait and how to do color overlays. Find out about the unifying color between warm and cold and how to apply it. Also explore purifying opaque and semi-opaque layers for adding deeper tones.

Alejandro teaches you about different compositions and lighting for creating your watercolor portrait and shows you how to edit it on your tablet or computer to get a range of tones that facilitate the painting process.

Get started with a base wash using carefully selected colors, intensities, and brightnesses in each layer. Now get to work on the face, giving it personality by identifying and adding key features through layers and color washes.

Finish up by exploring resources to help you solve problems that may arise and add the finishing touches to your portrait.