Two-tone Portraits in Watercolour (Claudia Selene)

Learn to paint portraits by finding the shape of lights and shadows in this workshop preview. Art Educator Claudia Selene (@claudiaseleneart) will show you her deceptively simple approach to portraiture. You’ll see how only two colours become recognizable faces.

Topics Covered:

• Using non-traditional portrait colours
• Using plumb lines to measure out proportions
• Wet on wet portrait techniques
• Drawing out the shapes of lights and shadows

Here is the reference if you want to paint along.

In the Mini Workshop art class, Claudia will teach:

• Painting portraits with a beginner’s approach
• Breaking a face into shadows and lights
• Identifying defining facial features
• Using only two