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Line and wash portrait – 22 November 2023
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Line and wash portrait – 22NOV23
Overview
Introduction We find faces endlessly fascinating, indeed we are hardwired to pay lots of attention to them from birth. No wonder we want to paint portraits.
The aim of this series of webinars is to be contemporary and joyful. These are not portraits to hang in museums but will help the artist capture the faces and character of family and friends or people they encounter every day. Each webinar stands on its own, but also complement each other. In this webinar we will use line and wash to create a lively portrait.
We will explore the role of pen and wash, seeing how they can define contours and add tone. We will aim to let the two media work together in harmony, so that the finished piece is not a coloured in drawing or an outlined painting, but rather it is more than the sum of the parts.
Some experience of watercolour is assumed.
Skill Level
- Intermediate
Learning points
- The role of line and watercolour in a pen and wash piece
- Order of working
- What to leave out, what to put in
- How to substitute colours to create mood
- How to create lively ink work
- How to stop too soon rather than too late
Method
If you want to paint along during the webinar, please print out the reference photo to A4 or have it available and have the contours drawn out lightly onto your paper.
Materials
- Quarter sheet of NOT (cold pressed) paper 11x15inches/28x38cms
- Watercolours of your choice
- Round watercolour brush size 8-10, rigger size 2, small flat brush for lifting
- Waterproof black fineliners (technical pens with pigment ink) 0.2mm. 0.4mm
- Water pots, palette, eraser, pencil, kitchen towel
Details
Introduction We find faces endlessly fascinating, indeed we are hardwired to pay lots of attention to them from birth. No wonder we want to paint portraits.
The aim of this series of webinars is to be contemporary and joyful. These are not portraits to hang in museums but will help the artist capture the faces and character of family and friends or people they encounter every day. Each webinar stands on its own, but also complement each other. In this webinar we will use line and wash to create a lively portrait.
We will explore the role of pen and wash, seeing how they can define contours and add tone. We will aim to let the two media work together in harmony, so that the finished piece is not a coloured in drawing or an outlined painting, but rather it is more than the sum of the parts.
Some experience of watercolour is assumed.
Skill Level
- Intermediate
Learning points
- The role of line and watercolour in a pen and wash piece
- Order of working
- What to leave out, what to put in
- How to substitute colours to create mood
- How to create lively ink work
- How to stop too soon rather than too late
Method
If you want to paint along during the webinar, please print out the reference photo to A4 or have it available and have the contours drawn out lightly onto your paper.
Materials
- Quarter sheet of NOT (cold pressed) paper 11x15inches/28x38cms
- Watercolours of your choice
- Round watercolour brush size 8-10, rigger size 2, small flat brush for lifting
- Waterproof black fineliners (technical pens with pigment ink) 0.2mm. 0.4mm
- Water pots, palette, eraser, pencil, kitchen towel
