| This is a wet-on-dry watercolor painting done upright on an easel. I started with a yellow, blue, and red - all very watered down. I focused on the skin pulling the color out into the background. I allowed drips. During the second pass I mixed a skin color (quin. rose and aureolin yellow and quin. gold). I then painted the skin paying attention to darks and lights. The third pass focused on adding some of the darks. I used a mixed brown as it is the safest. Color can be used as well for those who want to be more adventurous. I also added some blue (ultramarine) to the front of the face and blended it out and encouraged a drip. I put some blue behind his head as well to balance it. I focused on the area on the front of the face below the hat and above the chin for demonstration/time purposes. |
