In Your Face
In Your Face - 11" x 15", Transparent Watercolor
Portrait painting always seemed like it would be too difficult until I tried it a few times. Now I really enjoy it. Once you figure out which colors work best for skin tones, it becomes a lot easier. My favorite colors to use are various Daniel Smith's quinacridone colors mixed with some New Gamboge and a tiny bit of Winsor & Newton's French Ultramarine Blue. The hair is definitely the most challenging element of a portrait, in my opinion.
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Well done, Michelle. And I agree with you about the hair - so difficult to make it look real and soft.
Its been a long time.. Anyway this is awesome. And the angle is also very interesting. Loved the title. very apt. :)
I seldom use blue in my skin tone..yours looks good,though!
Very nice, detailed portrait- I wonder how much patience was required by hair :)
Thank you, Studio. Yes, the softness of hair is something that still eludes me.
Prabal, Glad you liked the title. :) Thanks!
Thank you, Arti. I use very little blue, and mostly in the shadows. It's easy to add too much and have the portrait turn out looking like a corpse.
It's fabulous Michelle. I agree with you about the quinacridone colors from Daniel Smith. They are my favorites. I'll have to try your color combo, I'm still trying to get the skin tones down. I end up doing black and white portraits.
Thank you, Carrie. Yes, try the Quin colors. Quin Coral is my favorite. Your black and white paintings are very striking.
A Fantastic portrait, love the angle of the image. I am wanting to do portriats of my daughters, one day ;-)
Wow awesome art work
Amazing what do you do with watercolor.. :)
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