Loosening up my watercolor portraits

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In this video, I attempt to break my old painting patters and habits, create new approach in how to use watercolor more freely and intuitively, rather than focus on copying the reference. This process is great to break art block and stop fearing the unpredictable nature of watercolor medium.

What I cover in this video:

choosing the right reference and than abandoning it at some point
which areas of the painting need more control and where you can let go
how negative painting "cleans up" your mess
ultimately, how to approach experimenting to bring back joy into your artistic process

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro - overview
00:32 Where to find good reference photos
01:13 Sketching time
02:24 Preparing colors & watercolor setup
03:20 Painting time (first layer - skin & hands)
05:28 Wet in wet (watercolor freestyle begins)
06:39 Absolute mess = the ultimate "ugly" stage
08:04 Painting skin (second layer, shading)
10:18 Painting hair (freestyle)
11:25 Finishing a piece that has been stuck
11:37 Negative painting
12:49 Background (second layer = finish)
13:50 Corrections, trying not to overwork this thing
14:55 There goes the orange pencil all around the piece


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Arches cold-pressed watercolor paper https://amzn.to/3pWP2P2
Pro Arte: Renaissance Sable Flat 3/8 https://bit.ly/3ldkKnI
Princeton Neptune 3/4" - https://amzn.to/3HHNNtE
Daniel Smith tubes 5 ml https://amzn.to/3HDazT0
Schmincke Horadam tubes 5 ml https://amzn.to/3q6i6nv
Sennelier watercolors - https://amzn.to/3uBeKcQ
White gouache Winsor & Newton https://amzn.to/3zrTBnu
My camera/ Youtube filming setup - https://amzn.to/4b8Vmau

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