Скачать или смотреть Woman in Profile | Watercolor Painting Process #20

Watch how I paint this woman in profile. Painting portraits can prove challenging. Therefore, it can be easier to look at a face as a series of plains, similar to a landscape, with light and dark areas dictated by hills and valleys. In this way, painting a face is an exercise in tonal value.

Outside of the face, the woman's hairstyle is a defining feature. Although her hair is overwhelmingly black, I did add some pops of color like red and blue to break up the darkness.

Another point of interest within the image is the earring the woman wears. I intended the earring to provide some contrast to the darker colors in the picture, so, initially, I covered it with masking fluid. At the end of the process, I rubbed off the fluid to reveal the white of the paper underneath. So as not to compete with the skin tone, I painted the earring in a neutral grey-green color which also tied in the hues of the shirt.

Let me know what you think of this week's image.

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