Udemy – Alie – Watercolor Character: Ink, Glazing & Color Balance

In this class, you’ll paint Alie — an expressive, manga-inspired watercolor portrait that combines precise ink linework with loose, atmospheric watercolor washes. The painting features a striking complementary palette of warm amber-orange and deep teal, brought to life through glazing techniques and intentional shading.

This isn’t a beginner basics class. It’s a focused, technique-driven project for watercolor artists who are ready to work with ink, layer transparently, and think in terms of color temperature and balance.

What you’ll learn:

• Inking — how to use ink confidently as a structural foundation for watercolor, controlling line weight and flow without killing the painting’s looseness
• Glazing — layering transparent washes to build depth, luminosity, and shadow without muddying your colors
• Shading — creating volume on skin, hair, and clothing using watercolor alone, working with light direction
• Color balance — mastering the orange-teal split complementary dynamic, including how to decide which color dominates and how to distribute accent splashes for visual rhythm