Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook

You'll meet Carlos and learn more about him and his fondness for portraiture and notebooks. In addition, he will share with you his artistic influences and references.

Before starting, you’ll go over the materials you'll need for the course and learn the basic rules of proportion. You'll use your notebook for the first time by trying various techniques and quick-drying materials to better experience the effects and results.

Then, through some exercises you'll put into practice the proportion applied to the face and see how to add the features. You'll enhance the lights and shadows to get volume, learning to identify them in geometric figures on the face.

After having practiced, you'll start drawing a person in real time. You'll start by making a frontal portrait with watercolor pencils, you'll continue with a side-view one with watercolor and you'll end up with a profile portrait combining both techniques. To outline your illustrations you'll use Chinese ink. Carlos will give you the keys to creating each type of portrait.

With the knowledge, materials, and techniques learned during the course, you'll be able to create spontaneous portraits in your notebook and enjoy your passion wherever you go. Your notebook will witness everything you are able to perceive and the way you interpret reality.