Showing posts with label eyes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eyes. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

Watercolour Class - Eyes, Nose & Mouth


CLASS IS FULL 
SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

Paint along with me for this 2 hour watercolour online Zoom class! We will go over the eyes, nose and mouth. Focusing on specific facial features is important to your overall portraiture skills. All of the class information is here for you.

                  Saturday July 17 10-12pm ET
$45 Canadian - (PayPal converts currency for you, if necessary). 
Email me for e-Transfer or personal cheque. 
😀

In this Zoom Online Class we will explore facial features with watercolour paints.
We'll paint together, learning about the importance of warm and cool colours, keeping shapes strong and then adding pencil for those finishing touches. 
Build the eyes, nose and mouth as you watercolour with me! 
 
Some Watercolour Painting experience is suggested.
Please be familiar with Zoom before attending.

SUPPLIES
Do not feel like you have to buy anything - bring what you have. However,

 PAPER
I'll be using - 9x12" Fluid Hot-Pressed Paper (from Above Ground/Toronto) and paint sits a bit differently on this paper. I do NOT use Arches Hot-Pressed Brand (yuck!). If you think now is the time to try hot-pressed great - but it's another element during the class. Maybe just focus on features...?

PAINT
I use Winsor & Newton and/or Holbein Tube Paints that are squeezed out and dry on my Winsor & Newton Cotman Compact Travel Set 14 pan palette. 
Yellow Ochre
Permanent Rose (Rose Madder Genuine or Aliz. Crimson)
Cad. Red
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Violet
Burnt Umber
BRUSHES
Use the brushes you like and are familiar with.
I use synthetic pointy brushes sizes 6, 8 and 10. 
Loew-Cornell 7020 Ultra Round 
and
Kingart Original Gold 9020 Max Round

OTHER
6B pencil and paper towels

Questions? Just ask  - nora904@yahoo.com

PLEASE NOTE: I will communicate with you through the email address you use with your PayPal account unless you tell me otherwise.

Double Check your Time Zone.
Email confirmation sent out after you Pay. 
This class is not recorded (just like real life 😉).
Waiting Room opens at 10 minutes before the class begins.
See you on Zoom!

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Homework: Eyes, eyes, eyes!

Homework's fun! Well... it is when you do a watercolour page of eyes. 
Actually, in my experience, it's not just the eyes that are so important in portrait painting, it's the mouth. The eyes are round and colourful, so they's interesting and fun to paint. But the mouth... one extra bit of line or colour can change the whole expression of the face. The mouth is tricky. So subtle. I don't think I should shy away from doing a page of mouths next. ; )

Friday, October 28, 2016

man in plaid

$50 - 8x6"watercolour painting
Since I've been so interested in working on portraits lately, painting fabric with patterns, such as plaid, comes into play. Something I'm really looking forward to exploring in future works. 
: )