The Moment a Watercolor Portrait Starts Looking Real

Watercolor is a beautiful but challenging medium, in this video you’ll see how a portrait slowly starts to come to life. I’m sharing my watercolor techniques for painting realistic hair, including how I choose colors, mix them to match the reference, and build soft layers to create natural details.

If you’d like to paint this portrait with me from start to finish, the full real-time version of this painting is available inside the membership: https://www.patreon.com/posts/girl-pt-1-145434529

MATERIALS:
Paper: Arches https://amzn.to/3kfrCED
Paper size: 14.8 cm x 21 cm
Daniel Smith Watercolors
Masking Tape https://amzn.to/3qgRjoA
Mop brush (Escoda Ultimo) size 12
Round brush (Etchr) size 12, 8, 6, 3, 1
White Ink: https://amzn.to/4146JOi

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