Watercolour Portraits (4wk) with Kelley Aitken

Learn how to paint flesh tones, facial planes and features (eyes, nose, mouth, ears), and hair. Painting portraits is challenging. We’ll review the placement of the features and the way to achieve a proportional likeness.

Materials are not included, but ARTiculations student are offered a one time 20% off coupon that can be used towards your materials list! See Materials List Below

MATERIALS LIST

Holbein Artist Quality Watercolour Paints

Tubes of the following colours which you can load the palette with: (it is extremely important to buy ARTISTS QUALITY paint)

- Cobalt Blue
- French Ultramarine
- Prussian Blue
- Aureolin Yellow (or Hansa)
- Quinacridone Gold
- Permanent Rose
- Winsor Red or da Vinci Red (the equivalent of cadmium red med)
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Sienna

Brushes
- Round: 4, 8,10,12
- 1” wash brush

Paper
- 1 sheet of 140lb Arches CP (rag paper) 22" X 30” or pad of 100% cotton paper approximately 9" X 12"

Other
- HB and H pencils
- White vinyl eraser
- Folding palette