Learn to Paint Whimsical Portraits in Watercolor
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
Welcome to "Whimsical Portraits in Watercolor" class! Whimsical portraits make great gifts, also, you can apply the skills learned in this class to a variety of creative fields : editorial and book illustration, branding, social media and advertising campaigns, stationery designs, custom and bridal portrait painting, etc.
In this class I will show you how to sketch the ideas, draw and paint whimsical portraits. During the class we will paint 3 types of portraits:
- Profile view portrait
- Front view portrait
- Portrait from the back - great for social media messages)
Also, we will talk about how to transform a regular portrait into a whimsical one using the creative approach.
I am looking forward to seeing the whimsical portrait you will paint in this class.
Have a magical day and happy painting!
x Irina.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Class Project
- Supplies
- Drawing a portrait in profile
- Generating ideas
- Transferring the drawing to watercolor paper
- Whimsical Profile portrait Part 1
- Whimsical Profile portrait Part 2
- Whimsical Profile portrait Part 3
- Galaxy portrait
- Whimsical portrait from the back
- Thank you and see you soon!
Taught by
Irina Trzaskos
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