Watercolor Portrait Painting in 10 Minutes!

My Art and Creativity PODCAST:

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In this video I'll show you the EASIEST approach and process for practicing portrait painting in watercolor.

Despite what many think, portrait painting doesn't have to be extremely challenging, as long as you:
1. Choose great reference photos (high contrast, clear values)
2. Focus on drawing the ABSTRACT SHAPES you see
3. Work in perhaps 1-2 values, and monochromatically.

Here are links to the reference photos for this one, plus 2 more I think you'll find great for this:

I hope you find this video useful! 😊🙏🏼

- Liron

🎨 MATERIALS I OFTEN USE 🎨

Paints (all Daniel Smith)
Quinacridone Rose

Brushes

Paper

White Pen
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen (easy to find on ebay!)

*** MUSIC CREDITS ***

Music by @joakimkarudmusic

[NMranchhand]

Darn, that was a convincing demonstration. It’s all about the shape.

[janetcatmull]

Effective reminder that portraits shouldn't be so intimidating. You're so good at this!

[Vanessa__Pauls]

I loved this demonstration, it really teaches you to train your eyes to only see the subject as a series of positive and negative values.

[katrinacarnagey]

I have tried to avoid drawing or painting people for years. Now I am inspired to try this technique! Thank you!

[phillipstroll]

I feel like I learned more from this video than all ten of your last videos I watched. Thank you so much for taking the time to link them. Subscribe!

[samyumail]

OMG! I must forever be grateful to YouTube for suggesting me this after 6 months from uploading. Thank you so much Liron. I love all your videos too 😍

[phedran]

Definitely going to try doing something like this! I'm drawing and painting every day this year.

[dalemoyer]

Really enjoyed that. I’ve been wanting to paint people, but have found it challenging. This will loosen me up. Thank you.

[KCR-Mark]

Thanks Liron I haven't painted for about 6 months and this video has inspired me massively

[selftrue]

Phenomenal. My favorite tutorial of yours so far. Paint shapes and values --not objects.

[rayssab]

Just tried it and it turned out AMAZING
Your tutorials are criminally underrated, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRECIOUS VIDEO!
It was my first portrait ever, I was always afraid to attempt one and now I have a wonderful portrait of my dear husband 🥳

[judithpool]

עין עליך, אני ממש מאמינה בהסבר הברור והגישה איך את מסביר את השימוש במידייה צבעי מים. תודה לירון. ❤ שבוע טוב. יהודית מי ירושלים.❤

[joesurfer]

Your video subjects and teaching is by far the best on youtube. Your painting quality is getting way up there dude.

[mindynewman]

This one is so great and I will be mentioning you to my watercolor portrait painters in class today during my demo, as I love this way of working the shapes of the face. Thanks Liron.

[laurelb]

Beautiful paintings and the cat howling only adds to the ambiance!

[barbaragemin]

I did one of these small portraits today, using a photo taken by my father in 1953!!! Turned out really well! ( I don't often say that 😆) thank you Liron.

[susanskinner]

Oh now I just have to scour my photo album for something and I’m off. Can’t wait to try this. Truly impressive. Thanks so much for taking the time to share. x

[Iamyoung]

Wow! This is awesome. I have been avoiding portraits because they scare me like you said. This is such a good tip, especially if you just focus on the shapes, you won't be freaking out because it is supposed to be a face. I love this. Thanks! I will be trying this soon!

[vivii]

Just what I needed to learn today. Amazing. Thank you.

[stampinturtles]

I know artists can have a talent to paint a certain subject matter but I’m trying to develop my skills in painting people’s faces. This is a very helpful video. My style is loose with some detail. Faces seem to have a lot of detail. I guess I need to pray about it and start painting and stop thinking.