Hey everyone!
I am back with a new video and this is going to be my complete process for a portrait artwork.
If you don't already know, I have now opened my commissions, which is basically a paid
drawing request, so you tell me what you want me to draw and I draw it.
If you want to know more about it, I've put in the description box a link to my blog
where I provide more information and how much it costs.
So feel free to check it out!
This is actually one of the things I offer, which is a stylised portrait commission.
And it starts with a reference.
In this case, because it's a practice drawing, the reference photo I use is from Pinterest,
which is also linked below just in case you want to know what reference I am using or
where I get my reference photos.
It's mainly Pinterest.
The photo is actually of the model Amelia Zadro.
I'm not really sure how you say her name.
But anyway, from the reference, I draw the first sketch using a 2H and 2B pencil.
It's a fairly rough sketch, but I try to include some shading since when I do the colouring,
I also refer the sketch as well as the reference photo, and during the sketching process, I'm
already thinking of where some colours are going to go.
So adding in the shading at this stage or this early actually makes the colouring process
a little bit easier later on.
So after the sketch, I will transfer the rough sketch onto the watercolour paper, which is a Canson
Montval 200gsm paper.
And to turn the rough sketch into a clean sketch I use something that's kind of like
a light box.
The one I use is a very makeshift light box, since the one I made ages ago no longer exists.
I've actually been meaning to create a new one, but I kind of got lazy since this arrangement
works anyway therefore I felt like I didn't really need to make one.
Basically this makeshift light box is a frame that I bought from the thrift store – and
it's a fairly deep frame – which I am able to put my phone underneath with the flashlight
on.
And yeah!
It works.
It's not the best, but it's a super cheap alternative.
And when I use the DIY light box, I make sure that all the other lights are turned off so
that I can see the rough sketch underneath because the light source isn't extremely
strong.
It just helps me see the sketch that is underneath the watercolour paper.
So I trace the rough sketch onto the watercolour paper with a 2H pencil so that the clean sketch
is really light.
Since I'll be using watercolours and I don't plan on erasing the pencil marks in the end,
I try to make sure the clean sketch is super faint.
And this is to prevent the watercolours from smudging the pencil marks and making the artwork
look dirty.
So as you can see, the camera can't even pick up the sketch that well because it is
super super faint.
After I have done the sketching part of the process, I begin to prepare the watercolours
and the materials that I'm going to use to colour the portrait.
I'm currently using the Koh-I-Noor watercolour disc set.
And the other palette that you see me use in this video has Art Spectrum and Reeves
gouache, but I mainly just use it as a mixing palette for the watercolours.
Although I would also sometimes use some colours in that palette, especially when I'm having
trouble getting the right colour with the watercolours - if that makes sense.
Since I'm trying to use the same colours from the reference photo or similar colours,
there's a lot of mixing of colours that I have to do.
With this particular drawing though, I changed some colours because it's a stylised portrait,
and I am much happier with the colour choices in the drawing, because it ended up looking
more cohesive compared to the reference photo in my opinion.
I do like how the colours work together and how they look individually as well.
I also tape down the paper on a cutting mat since it prevents the paper from buckling
too much.
You can tape it to a board or glass surface or something that just wouldn't buckle when
it gets wet.
Normally I would also stretch the paper before I tape it down but this one's a fairly small
paper, so I didn't think I needed to stretch it, and luckily the paper didn't buckle.
And it also helps that I've been using watercolours for some time now, because then I am able
to determine whether or not I need to stretch the paper, especially if I know how much water
I'm going to use as well as how I'm going to go about the painting.
Because before, I would normally use way to much water and the paper would buckle, therefore
I always had to stretch the paper beforehand just because I didn't know how to use the
watercolours when I was just starting out.
Whereas this time, I at least have a vague idea of how I'm going to do the shading
for the face, and I also have an idea of the effects I want to create.
I just think this has develop through practicing and trying different methods and failing a
couple times, since it just makes me more and more confident in how I use the medium.
And it also allows me to get to know the medium a lot better.
In between layers, or whilst letting the layer dry, I try to mix the colours before starting
on another section or layer.
I also make sure that I have enough of that mixture so that it doesn't run out of that
particular colour, but I personally don't mind if I have to mix colours in the middle
of the painting or if the new mixture doesn't look exactly like the previous colour I mixed.
Sometimes this can add interest to the painting.
But of course that depends on whether or not that's really what you're going for.
Since the way I use watercolours is fairly splotchy, this can be used to my advantage,
but if you prefer smooth flat washes with watercolours, then mixing your colours before
painting is probably the best method.
I also work in layers when doing the shading, and the drying time for each layer depends
on the style I'm going for or the effect I want to create.
So sometimes I'll wait for a layer to dry completely before adding the next layer.
Other times I'll add the new layer or colour when the layer underneath is still wet or
damp.
Then there are other times where accidents happen where I think a layer is already dry
and I add the new layer, but it turns out that previous layer is actually still damp,
and the paint would bleed.
Sometimes this isn't what I want to happen, but sometimes the result can be interesting
and I would end up liking it.
And I guess that's just the magic of watercolours.
After the watercolours have dried, I move on to adding the final details with a Kuretake
brush pen and a Prismacolor fineliner.
The brush pen is actually not waterproof, that's why I decided to add it afterwards.
But then again, I do this for most of my works, where I add the outlines towards the end especially
when I'm using watercolours.
There's no particular reason why that's the case or why I do it.
I think it's just become a habit of mine.
And because black outlines are seriously the cherry on top of my illustrations, I always
add it in.
The way I do the lineart to my paintings is I try to make it loose, but still sharp.
I don't really know if that makes sense.
But I still take my time with the most important details like the eyes, and the outline of
the face.
But then I'd add a lot of unnecessary marks on the illustration, especially around the
face.
For example, I add the circles on the cheeks or lines on the forehead – stuff like that.
There's really no use of those lines other than I really like the look of them, so I
just add those in.
It makes the process fun, but I do try not to overdo it, which can be a lot easier to
do.
And since I've been doing this for quite some time now, I'm able to pin point where
I want these unnecessary lines to be, so that it doesn't end up looking overdone in my
opinion.
And this is pretty much all of my process.
After I add the black outlines, I fix some things and do some final touches like adding
the highlights to the eyes.
And that is it!
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