Easy Watercolor Portrait Painting: Shortcuts to Amazing Portraiture

Portrait painting is challenging for both beginners and advanced painters. By the end of this class, you will be able to easily turn any photograph into a realistic portrait. Learn my portrait painting process and show off your vibrant portraits to the surprise of your friends and family! In this class, we will mainly focus on how you can use the gridding technique to create accurate portrait drawings that will form a strong foundation for your painting.

I’m going to simplify the portrait painting process for you by showing you:

• My two-step process in painting a watercolor portrait – keeping colors fresh and vibrant.
• How to sketch and paint 9 different portraits, based on 9 reference photos.
• How to use the grid technique to transfer a photo of a portrait onto watercolor paper.
• How to quickly draw faces and portraits from a reference photograph freehand.
• How to paint subjects in various poses and lighting conditions.
• How to layer paints to add color and details.
• How to use essential watercolor techniques in the context of painting portraits, such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry.
• How to determine a light source and the correct use of values in painting.
• What essential paints, paper, brushes, and drawing materials you will need.