TIPS for watercolor portraits - my PAINTING PROCESS

Art materials:
Arteza cotton watercolor paper amzn.to/332jSN9
Silver Black Velvet size 6 amzn.to/3312uZc
Silver Black Velvet size 8 amzn.to/3EWzmzG
HAKE brushes amzn.to/3zvmgrT
Daniel Smith tubes 5 ml amzn.to/3HDazT0
Schmincke Horadam tubes 5 ml amzn.to/3q6i6nv
Uni-ball Signo white gel pen broad amzn.to/3eUhHy4
White gouache Winsor & Newton amzn.to/3zrTBnu
In today's video, I will show you my painting process of how I create watercolor portraits. Hope you find these tips helpful in your own watercolor painting process.
Tutorials mentioned in this video:
How to mix skin tones video (mentioned) - • How to mix skin tones ...
Watercolor MINI series (2021) - bit.ly/3bmm0jc​
Watercolor TECHNIQUES (playlist) - bit.ly/2ZvqEWA​
Society 6 (Jane-Beata) - society6.com/jane_beata
0:00​ Intro
00:29 About this technique + materials
01:06 Sketch preparation
01:30 First layer - placing skin tone base
02:19 Softening the edges
02:36 How to place shadows
03:05 Placing other base colours
03:36 Placing blush
03:58 Deepening the shadows
05:10 Placing details
05:34 Adjusting, comparing, final touches
06:53 Freckles and highlights
07:29 Splatters
08:08 Stylizing a portrait
08:40 Final artwork + store info
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MUSIC:
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#watercolortechniques​ #watercolorportraits #watercolorportraittips

[@JaneBeata]

Exciting news! I just officially launched my first class on SKILLSHARE ❤It's called Introduction to Watercolor: Painting Magnolia Flowers Using Simple Techniques and you can take it for free and become my student with this FREE TRIAL skl.sh/3lJlOAO
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[@kyliathomas762]

OK I think that’s amazing hope you have a great day and keep on doing artwork🤪🤪🤪

[@MomofukoU]

Love how you fearlessly apply those bright colors right at the end. Maybe one day I will be that fearless 😬

[@JaneBeata]

You should try it, it's fun :)

[@katherineelizabethco]

Beautifully created. When you painted over the portrait with the big red paint I was amazed by the way it worked out to make your portrait even more gorgeous !

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much! It is always a bit risky, but exciting too!

[@robinhuizing4406]

❤ I can almost recite this video word by word, 😂 I've watched it so many times. Might have to watch it another hundred times. I love how optimistic you are, but must admit the reality is I'm not confident enough yet, so I will keep watching it! (Your color choices are beautiful in this portrait❤)

[@vonkatartistry2390]

Using the colours on the separate piece of paper rather than using what you've painted just BLEW MY MIND 🤯 that was literal genius 👏👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆
I need more people like you in my life to explain things for me so they make sense haha thank youuuuu 🙏🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@bubbletip9836]

My jaw dropped when you first splattered that big red paint brush on the paper but it’s beautiful. Love it.

[@heardw5149]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing the tips!

[@JaneBeata]

Thanks for watching!

[@almasseven5665]

Incredible ways Slovakia watercolors

[@Ameylynn]

Woah… the reverse brush stroke to blend colors is AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@kathleendavies8675]

Hi, Jane. Great lesson! I can’t find the “how to mix skin tones” video. Could you please re-post the link here? Thanks! Kathleen

[@lyssasletters3232]

Love your work!

[@lubna99]

Magical

[@manumanso9817]

amazing!!! good job

[@creativewah]

Beautiful! ❤️ Great tips!

[@claritzairosario68]

I love it!!!🥰

[@Camila-db1oi]

Oh wow!! Amazing skills, great tips and what a lovely portrait!! I'm in love with your work...!!
Thank you for taking the time to edit this video to share your knowledge. Much appreciated!! 💛

[@tannismcfarren7891]

Your attention to the details of the face is awesome!!! Gives the skin so much depth and looks real, like the imperfections you would see on a real face. And the details of the red paint and magnolia's is definitely something I'll try. :)

[@JaneBeata]

Hey there Tannis :) Not always I pay that much attention to detail, but it really pays off when I'm more patient. I am glad you enjoyed!

[@heidekrause469]

Amazing art Jane. I just love your style❤❤

[@miriamdisilvestre9238]

Thank you!!!

[@elisiataylor]

... just in awe... ✨️✨️✨️

[@leorozario18]

Good tips. Thank you 👍🏻

[@sierradolch]

Amazing!! Beautiful painting!! ❤️😄 love the style!!

[@deborahmarinelli9277]

Great tipps!

[@josihatsienichtalle3950]

Very helpful, thank you 🙏

[@crystalgaye63]

Thank you, what a fabulous video, such a beautiful painting.

[@rebeccawong1]

Loooooooove it so so much 🙏🏻

[@nancyganjoosingh]

Thanks for sharing this

[@LipsitaArt]

Amazing tutorial teaching skin tones in watercolor. Thanks for sharing

[@saimaneeshp570]

I really loved it 🥰🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@sayusayme7729]

Thank you, going to give this a try. Practicing everything. Blending is beautiful.

[@preeti07274]

Its so beautiful

[@indic_brush]

Amazing work

[@antares_art]

Beautiful painting 😍❤

[@debbieharendt1513]

So good!❤️

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

Dear Jane,, thank you soap much, I appreciate your vids and instructions . You are so gifted

[@carolsax3354]

Wonderful work

[@ritabattaglini4137]

Every nice painting!!!

[@Jezz_Mcfly]

Beautiful Work ! - Great Job ❤✌

[@sanditilton4921]

I love your work!

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much Sandi 😀

[@tabbyg22]

I love this so much! It’s so beautiful

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you kindly :)

[@Tbearah]

I am loving your style and appreciate your tips!

[@JaneBeata]

Glad you like them, Rachelle :)

[@riniemeyerink9095]

She is beautiful, thank its still to much for me, I am only a beginner but one day I can do it, thank you so much

[@nettiemoss324]

I have only recently discovered your channel: I love the way you paint and you are one of the few artists who can teach in a calm and understandable way! This is very inspirational and love the way you use colour! Thank you for a lovely video!

[@JaneBeata]

🥰 Thanks so much!

[@jeanfugate-besalke5734]

I love your work & very helpful!

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much!

[@carolratcliff]

Wow! I love the final bold splashes! You are so brave. But it adds so much of a creative style! Bravo.

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you Carol :)

[@ankaolekha865]

Excellent ❤art

[@libellulafausta_art]

AMAZING!!!!

[@JaneBeata]

Thanks :)

[@oscarlopez1463]

Stunning!

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you Oscar! 😊

[@oscarlopez1463]

Thanks to you!! 😍

[@rachelgross8798]

Thank you so much for this video!! I was looking for something like this that was both realistic but also looked artistic as well! ❤️

[@JaneBeata]

thanks for watching Rachel, glad the video helped in some way :)

[@elanalevin6934]

What sort of brush do you use for the initial wash? It looks excellent to work with. (And your piece is lovely)

[@shelinahetherington4661]

Stunningly beautiful. Thank you for the tips.

[@JaneBeata]

You are so welcome :)

[@nataliiauyiringiye1641]

Thank you for the great video, beautiful portrait.❤️

[@JaneBeata]

My pleasure 😊 Thank you for watching!

[@burg8005]

Thank you so much!!! You have really helped me a lot with my knowledge of colours and my portraits :))

[@JaneBeata]

My pleasure 😊 Glad it helped!

[@elizabethhull6660]

Thank you for this tutorial! I’m new to painting and attempting a portrait this weekend. This gives me a great reference to start! 😍

[@JaneBeata]

Oh so glad it was helpful, Elizabeth 🥰

[@anne-marieolivier8318]

Amazing. And really helpful

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you Anne-Marie for watching :)

[@pallabidhar4638]

Thanks a lot for the video. Learned a lot. It's a beautiful portrait indeed

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you for watching, so glad if it helped :)

[@magpiemagpie5488]

Very beautiful

[@monica-NJ-123]

Well done , Thank you for your tutorial , this was so helpful xoxo

[@JaneBeata]

So glad it helped :)

[@LaynieFingers]

Thank you so much for sharing this!! I'm very new to watercolor, at least to watercolor portraiture. I've worked on monochromatic portraits and really enjoyed it (and even had someone want to buy my first one!!). I've been very hesitant to move on to color portraits. As silly as this may sound, you've answered my biggest questions/insecurities with this video!
I'm so excited to experiment with the techniques you shared here!! Thank you again!!

[@JaneBeata]

Very glad the video helped, must do an update on portrait painting soon :)

[@enriquemejia6226]

Very nice beautiful picture you ,. My friend 😇

[@YenDraws]

OMG ! I am falling in love with your style!! Awesome!👍👍

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much!!

[@salonimehta5032]

So Gorgeous!

[@JaneBeata]

Thanks Saloni :)

[@JaneBeata]

I tried my best to break down my process of painting watercolor portraits. Let me know if the tips helped, or if you need more insight 🙂
Real-time ( cca 60-minutes long) BONUS video of this process available on my Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/watercolour-red-52999786

[@priyajoshi4838]

amazingg, thank you ❤

[@JaneBeata]

Many thanks for watching Priya 🌞🙏🏻

[@sheetamo4935]

this is very helpful & your artwork is amazing!!! thanks for sharing~

[@sheetamo4935]

those bold strokes of red made this piece stood out even more! it really inspired me & i will try it on my practice

[@JaneBeata]

Hey Sheeta, than you so much for watching :)

[@irisjoby2264]

Its so satisfying to watch 😍😁

[@JaneBeata]

❤️ thank you for watching :)

[@Ps.watercolours]

Loved it 🥰 muchas gracias!

[@JaneBeata]

❤️

[@Ps.watercolours]

I'm also a patreon member now. 🥰the muchas gracias is because I thought your accent was Spanish 😀

[@JaneBeata]

@@Ps.watercolours nuu I am Slovakia girl 🤓 lots of love for your Patreon support!

[@idrwsometimez]

I tried this technique and your teaching on my painting today I definitely love the process and I love how neat my painting looks now. Thank you so so much queen 😭😭😭😭🙏🏼

[@JaneBeata]

Wonderful! So great to hear that those tips were useful, thanks for watching!

[@gabrielarochael1630]

❤❤wonderfull

[@enasasker1514]

Wonderful drawing and portrait

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much 😀

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

Love your eyes

[@HelenaEngstrom]

Beautiful! I'm also a watercolor portrait artist! So fun to see other artists process ✨🥰

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much 😀

[@yeespace17]

Wow~Look beautiful 😃👍🌸🌼!
Great skill 🌸🌼🌷!

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you so much 😊

[@lotusflowerpassion]

very beautiful love watching you and yes very helpful tips

[@JaneBeata]

😍

[@melodiasinger]

Hermoso 😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 muchas gracias, voy a intentar ya que los rostros aun no los manejo bien, gracias por dar los colores y el proceso 😍❤️

[@JaneBeata]

Faces can be challenging indeed but don't give up, your patience will pay off sooner than you think :)

[@charlinerodrigues2661]

Merci🙏😊

[@yibuart910]

Amazing👏👏

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mankilany]

Gyönyörű❤

[@jenavevesnowolf13]

This was so helpful and inspiring! Thank you!

[@JaneBeata]

So glad to hear! Cheers 😍

[@johnnainan3877]

Good ✌️

[@thetwelve5922]

YEEE!! FIRST CAMERA!!

[@JaneBeata]

I thought I'd involve some dramatic studio shots :D :D

[@johnnainan3877]

Wondeful video

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you John, its great that you enjoyed it :)

[@FreeTheCreativity]

What do you use for the sketch

[@diamondcookieoftruth898]

Basic undertone, shadows, blush and eyes and jawline, hair, add details.

[@LulluNatic]

Hi, I would really need a tutorial on how to paint simple yet beautiful hair in a loose style like in this video. Tied up and down. Please 🙏 😍

[@JaneBeata]

I would love to do that, loosely painted hair is my favorite thing to do, I am a lazy painter like that 😁 I am keeping that on my to-do list, thanks for the suggestion ❤️

[@LulluNatic]

@@JaneBeata Thanks a lot! Hope you're well as you haven't posted for some time now. Please come back soon 🤗

[@JaneBeata]

@@LulluNatic Its the new baby, keeping me away from work. But in September I am starting to post again for sure!

[@LulluNatic]

@@JaneBeata Congrats on your baby! See you in september then 😉

[@jysr806]

what brushes did you use? those looks amazing!

[@JaneBeata]

I'm preparing a brush haul to be published soon :)

[@allanpennington]

What transparent red and orange pigment did you use with the large brush at the end?

[@JaneBeata]

That was organic vermillion.

[@allanpennington]

@@JaneBeata Schmincke?

[@JaneBeata]

@@allanpennington yes :)

[@emilymaness]

So beautiful! Do you have any classes on Skillshare?

[@JaneBeata]

Thank you Emily :) yes I do, I just published the Introduction to watercolor and in March I’m publishing another one :) I believe its linked as a pinned comment here ❤️

[@kyliathomas762]

Hey so l have been watching your videos for a long time now and l have tried to draw this face for a long time and l finally got it and was wondering if I could sell it 😂🤣🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@JaneBeata]

Thanks for watching - I don't have a problem with you selling the original that you painted :) Enjoy!

[@jessicajames8159]

Hi Jane, from Australia 😄 your so talented and this video was extremely helpful and easy to follow xx

[@JaneBeata]

Glad it was helpful, Jessica :)

[@straightouttaazkaban8061]

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[@nayaraclemente6091]

Hello from Brasil, I' m studing your vídeo to create a watercolor of mto girlfriend, let's ser If I can do it❤

[@rebeccawong1]

I will use those big red brush strokes to distract all the wrongs on my portraits from now on, perhaps black gouache 😁great help 😊

[@JaneBeata]

Feel free to experiment :)