Expressive Portraits in Watercolor: Techniques and Tips

Class Description:

Join Shelby as she shares her techniques for painting a beautiful portrait in watercolor. In this informative session, she will guide you through her creative process, offering valuable tips and advice that you can apply to your own work. You'll have the opportunity to observe how Shelby mixes colors, applies paint, and adapts to the unique characteristics of watercolors. With her expert guidance, you'll gain insight into creating realistic skin tones and blending colors effectively. This course is designed to inspire and enhance your understanding of watercolor portraiture.

What You Will Learn:

Participate in a live painting demonstration led by Shelby
Observe her decision-making process throughout the creation of a portrait
Discover techniques for mixing and applying watercolors effectively
Learn how to navigate the distinctive flow of watercolors
Understand the subtleties involved in creating skin tones and color blending

Supplies You'll Need:

Watercolor paper (preferably cold press for its texture and absorbency)
A set of watercolor paints
Watercolor brushes in a variety of sizes and shapes
A palette or dish for mixing colors
Two jars of water (one for clean water, one for rinsing brushes)
Paper towels or a rag for blotting and drying brushes
Masking tape to secure your paper onto a board, if desired
A pencil and eraser for light sketching before painting

Class Content

Lessons Status

Expressive Portraits in Watercolor

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

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Class Pass includes:

✓Lifetime Access To Class

Foxsy Membership includes:

✓Live Class Access To This Class & All Foxsy Live Classes
✓Access to full 200+ Class Library, The Watercolor Academy, & The Modern Lettering Academy
✓Project feedback from Foxsy Pros & Unlimited Support

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linda-f

Posted 1 year ago

Learnt so much

This was the longest (time wise) course so far, I was so impressed that Shelby managed, I would not have the hand, eye co-ordinationa as well as the stamina to keep talking and aware of the camera, etc at all. She used many skills and helped me to see what her process and the steps were sequentially. Loved to see more.

Lois

Posted 1 year ago

Live Class Review

Wow! Watching you paint and listening to your thought process was fantastic! Learning about warm to cool and light to dark will help me become more confident during my painting sessions. Thank you so much!

Nikkib

Posted 1 year ago

Live Class Review

Enjoyed the process and seeing how the layers were applied to get realistic effects.

Nikkib

Posted 2 years ago

Live Class Review

Enjoyed the process and seeing how the layers were applied to get realistic effects.

Lois

Posted 2 years ago

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Expressive Portraits in Watercolor: Techniques and Tips

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Expressive Portraits in Watercolor

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Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

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