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Watercolour Portraits

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About the course

We begin this journey into portraiture with a feeling for structure and proportion of the head, tone, and colour. With this base, we turn toward more interpretative approaches: loose, wet-on-wet sketches, transparent layers, and washes. A special focus will be placed on watercolour palettes, to achieve luminous flesh tones and rich shadows. We will work with both models (not nude models) and photographs. Prerequisite: one sessions of watercolour and one session of portrait drawing.