Loose watercolor portrait demo - Anna

Anna is my friend on Instagram. She is beautiful and feels like she belongs in a painting. I finally found a good photo of her that's suitable for painting.
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Paper - Bao Hong Cold Press15x10.2 rough
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  • @Cafewatercolor
    @Cafewatercolor4 жыл бұрын

    Did you try to “over soften” your portrait? I did sometime and it start to look dirty, exactly what I don’t want. Remember leave a few hard edges, it’s ok!

  • @justbb1415

    @justbb1415

    4 жыл бұрын

    Omg! Yess.. Whenever i paint portraits my brain just goes "SOFTEN THE EDGE! SOFTEN THE EDGE! And i just cant let any sharp edge go n in the end i have to use a coloured pencil to edge details n giving it structure...i just cant seem to stop myself 😫

  • @lindathaxton1994

    @lindathaxton1994

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful & beautiful instruction

  • @BigDomski
    @BigDomski4 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate you talking about that "awkward stage" 😆 As a beginner to watercolour, it is always intimidating when I get to that point, where everything looks like this one mess, but in reality it's only the beginning. I'm not so good at pushing through this stage 😅

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Domo got to have faith ☺️

  • @melindaavila498
    @melindaavila498Ай бұрын

    The portrait is very, very lovely. Thank you.

  • @JS-in5mq
    @JS-in5mq5 ай бұрын

    I love how loose this painting is. I dream about painting like you!

  • @sherylgrant2248
    @sherylgrant2248 Жыл бұрын

    it always fascinates me how you can paint a portrait so easily and have it turn out so l;ovely

  • @Liz-dx5on
    @Liz-dx5onАй бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed it

  • @dimylns
    @dimylnsАй бұрын

    I really enjoyed and you are good teacher Eric!

  • @oldlady1946
    @oldlady19464 жыл бұрын

    Always amazed how things come together in loose transparent WC portraits. I am inspired.

  • @stevesloan5935
    @stevesloan59353 жыл бұрын

    You did well in concisely explaining some key concepts. Also I liked the way you presented the video in 3 sections, and the editing of the center between close-up and wide shot had a nice balance. Overall your result was pleasant and the paints kept their clean, fresh quality.

  • @kazthibodeau
    @kazthibodeau4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this demo. I enjoy your portrait demos, as I always learn new techniques as well as reinforce previous lessons I have learned.

  • @roselynbaruch3697
    @roselynbaruch36974 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful portrait!! Love how you moulded her face so subtly. Less is more, thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @WheeTeck
    @WheeTeck4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, appreciate always the effort to show your process and also the separate video on your palette! Good job!!

  • @angelalittlejohn2301
    @angelalittlejohn23014 жыл бұрын

    Your artwork is sooooooo beautiful and you are very blessed with such amazing talent (I get super excited when I see your beautiful paintings)!!! Thanks for the tutorials!!! 🥰

  • @WillieBojangles501
    @WillieBojangles5013 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully done! Thank you for taking the time to do this demo, it's a great learning experience for me.

  • @wyattsellers318
    @wyattsellers3184 жыл бұрын

    Amazing demo and great explanation of your process. Great advice to not worry about the awkward stage. thank you for posting look forward to more!!

  • @anne-mariemarshall3105
    @anne-mariemarshall31054 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Eric. This was very instructive. I learnt a lot, especially the warm and cool mix. So good.

  • @artifexmom3824
    @artifexmom38243 жыл бұрын

    That’s beautifully done my friend.☺️❤️ God bless.🙏🏻

  • @YamiHW
    @YamiHW4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this demo, the result was beautiful

  • @Ruchi09061976
    @Ruchi090619763 жыл бұрын

    It's a stunning painting! You're such a good teacher, so motivating and such a meticulous genius artist!! God bless you always sir!

  • @nancyjordan8130
    @nancyjordan81303 жыл бұрын

    Great job. Explaining all you do!

  • @paulah317
    @paulah3174 жыл бұрын

    Hey Eric, just got my August Water color Artist magazine. Congrats on being selected to the 21st Splash Competition and the Best of Watercolor and the feature of your painting in the magazine.

  • @Travel-Wise
    @Travel-Wise3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why but I keep coming back to your loose portrait videos. I am perfectly aware that I don't have enough skills to even attempt one of these portraits. But I feel so inspired by your videos that I am seriously thinking of giving it a try. Thank you so much.

  • @jackiebyers1272
    @jackiebyers12724 жыл бұрын

    Love this video! I am mesmerized when watching you paint a portrait! You make it look so easy ... and it's so NOT easy for me.... but I'll keep practicing and learning. Thanks for sharing your tips.

  • @miriambaranov
    @miriambaranov3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work! Loved watching the evolution of the painting.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @anilvinayakan1701
    @anilvinayakan17013 жыл бұрын

    Nice technique. Keeping a separate palette for portraits is a great idea. Thanks for teaching.

  • @emilyadams6194
    @emilyadams61949 ай бұрын

    Eric, What a lovely and confident portrait. I don't think I have seen you do a portrait. This is a great and informative painting. I'm wowed!

  • @JoanAdam232
    @JoanAdam2323 жыл бұрын

    I really love how your portrait turned out! Thank you so much for teaching! Cheers, Joan

  • @lindathaxton1994
    @lindathaxton19943 жыл бұрын

    You’re giving me the courage to try painting a portrait - no matter the result - thank you! Figures & portraits have always been scary for me

  • @AndreyPudov
    @AndreyPudov6 ай бұрын

    This is amazing portrait painting. Thank you!

  • @veraorlene4483
    @veraorlene4483 Жыл бұрын

    Simply fantastic!

  • @TB-jn2sx
    @TB-jn2sx5 ай бұрын

    Both your art and instruction is superb. Blessings for sharing your time and knowledge.

  • @barbaragemin5117
    @barbaragemin51174 жыл бұрын

    I love watching your portraits, Eric, they are just the way I'm training myself to do them. I've even taken notes, so that I don't forget the importance visual language. My first attempt was not bad, considering. I'd just like to know how you decide on the colour of the background. Thank you very much Eric.

  • @rosemarythomas6962
    @rosemarythomas69622 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Beautiful! Very helpful!

  • @bruceosborne1892
    @bruceosborne18924 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @ashokjani2891
    @ashokjani28914 жыл бұрын

    Great art work sir.

  • @malinadostojevski7968
    @malinadostojevski7968 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing, I love this!🙏

  • @IsabelMourao
    @IsabelMourao3 жыл бұрын

    Loved it!Thank you so much!

  • @ranafahl9922
    @ranafahl99224 жыл бұрын

    Wow..this is beautiful!:)

  • @jilllong26
    @jilllong264 жыл бұрын

    A really lovely portrait - not as photographic as things are going these days. Thank you.

  • @anartfuljourneywithroberty3784
    @anartfuljourneywithroberty37844 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work, thanks for sharing.

  • @lauraandrews1676
    @lauraandrews16764 жыл бұрын

    I love the softness! One thing is, that I've tried to cover the whole face on the first layer, and it never comes out nicely. I know different people have different styles, but I've had more success with only doing the shadowed side, first in a very, very light wash of yellow ochre, then drop in either quin opera (light skin) or alizarin crimson (mid-to-dark skin). Once I've built up two layers, then I put in a bit of the yellow ochre and red, very lightly, on the brightly lit side, just so it isn't so stark white. I use burnt sienna for the shadows, and I'll introduce a bit of sepia if I need to, usually mixed with quin opera to give it a bit of life. A touch of cobalt blue mixed with alizarin crimson works for the very coolest parts of the face. I love your videos, though; and your voice is so soothing. I always learn something, and I absolutely love your painting style. Thanks for all you do!

  • @debricci8533
    @debricci85332 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful!

  • @dougrutherford3848
    @dougrutherford384811 ай бұрын

    This is wonderful, Eric. I only wish it was as easy as you make it look.

  • @iqbalpreetpadam7521
    @iqbalpreetpadam75214 жыл бұрын

    Thanks sir for demo lesson & tips

  • @marisemay7022
    @marisemay70229 ай бұрын

    Big talent❤

  • @mygranddaughterstungac7232
    @mygranddaughterstungac72324 жыл бұрын

    Thank you,amazing portre

  • @albertkline1731
    @albertkline17313 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Job, have done only a few people, good tutorial.

  • @padmavatienterprise4223
    @padmavatienterprise42233 жыл бұрын

    Good demo I have learnt so much and like the way you explain thanks for portrait demo. Like to hv more of portrait demo specially of old man or woman.

  • @chrissyd1895
    @chrissyd18958 ай бұрын

    This helped me so much! Thanks!

  • @gadgettest5202
    @gadgettest52024 жыл бұрын

    Iam really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing 🙏

  • @jadeturtledesigns
    @jadeturtledesigns4 жыл бұрын

    Eric, you are an amazing artist. It is baffling to me that you don't have a Patreon channel or more courses available for purchase. I already have beginning knowledge of watercolors and looking for more advanced material. Your videos tell me there is so much more I need to learn.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lezlee Koger I am planing to do something similar to Patreon, but I am still figuring that part out ☺️ thank you!

  • @tinawang8569
    @tinawang85694 жыл бұрын

    谢谢上传,非常喜欢您的绘画风格!感觉用色特别厉害哦

  • @mikparker4518

    @mikparker4518

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love the Chinese language but only just learning the spoken not the written, any chance of a translation (unless it's personal then I respect that)

  • @neeluT3942
    @neeluT39423 жыл бұрын

    lovely

  • @yellowpink9962
    @yellowpink9962 Жыл бұрын

    Great watching your video. Thank you. Beautiful subject...essence.

  • @happyhappy8746
    @happyhappy8746 Жыл бұрын

    Well done Eric

  • @carolineh.6623
    @carolineh.66233 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you

  • @tracypowell2459
    @tracypowell24594 жыл бұрын

    Hi Eric, firstly thank you so much for your videos, and your excellent commentary, and your honesty with your own journey. Secondly can I ask you what pencil you use for drawing ?

  • @myalicioglu
    @myalicioglu Жыл бұрын

    Without too much background it is perfect.

  • @monica-NJ-123
    @monica-NJ-1233 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this tutorial, I love portraits but have trouble with that middle stage, I may be doing this all wrong but I see you put in dark tones and then blend it , as a beginner should I go that direction or start light and build on that , hope I make sense Thank you 😊

  • @Rrmhrn
    @Rrmhrn4 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Eric you really inspire me with this transparent technique! I really found it very useful to connect the shapes instead of painting each one separately. In fact, I wonder how long did it take from you to finish it (real time)? and which do you think is better: using tubes or watercolour blocks in portraits? Thanks in advance, and thanks for your creative and unique content ^___^

  • @SuperMorula
    @SuperMorula4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic video Eric thank you so much. Love it speeded up with your verbal narrative, very easy to follow. What size brushes did you use and did you tilt the surface or was it completely flat? Beautiful result, I’m sure your model was super pleased! I will be watching it several times and sharing it with other arty friends. I am hoping the basic ‘rules’ can be applied to animal portraits as I have been trying to paint my (late) dog from photos and finding it very difficult.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Moira Stevenson thank you, the paper is slightly tilted, about 30 degrees, just so I can paint while standing. The brush size is 6 and 8 for the most part except some bigger washes

  • @easydrawingpaintingvideosb2658
    @easydrawingpaintingvideosb26583 жыл бұрын

    nice painting

  • @brucemaatta5859
    @brucemaatta58594 жыл бұрын

    I appreciated the closeups of your brush work - it is nice to see your decisions being made as evidenced by the marks you make with your brush. Btw - I hate the awkward stage. I have a heck of a time seeing through that to what it will become. I usually end up panicking and then making a mistake that ruins it. Oh well, keep trying. In the end it is only a piece of paper.

  • @cybermollusk
    @cybermollusk Жыл бұрын

    Great video. I had never seen blending with a dry brush. I'll have to try today. What brand of paints do you use?

  • @karenrichardson6767
    @karenrichardson67674 жыл бұрын

    For US customers Blick Premier 12 x 16 block wc paper ( I have tried it and it is very good quality cotton paper.)is 16.00 cheaper than Arches. Also Boa Hong plus shipping is the same price and sizes of Boa Hong would require custom framing . Of course if you just want it for practice this would not matter.

  • @BarbrajoanOriginals
    @BarbrajoanOriginals4 жыл бұрын

    Always your connections are important. Couldn’t help thinking . “ thigh bone connected to the hip bone” 😃 and we all have that time thinking uh oh , but if you push through you just might make it. Eric you did an amazing job on this,.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Barbra ☺️

  • @1mammalee
    @1mammalee7 ай бұрын

    Thankyou 😊

  • @uncleatelier8495
    @uncleatelier84954 жыл бұрын

    Wow, you're so cool. ~~♡★☆♡♥♥

  • @sujanithtottempudi2991
    @sujanithtottempudi29914 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting

  • @lilyfan2606
    @lilyfan26062 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! What brand of paint and brush do you use please?

  • @martinepiraud8181
    @martinepiraud81812 жыл бұрын

    Very goog, thanks you

  • @sanjaykambleart8195
    @sanjaykambleart81953 жыл бұрын

    Good clean work ...do you use 2 dslr or smartphone for filming your videos?

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    3 жыл бұрын

    One camcorder and one Sony rx100

  • @sanjaykambleart8195

    @sanjaykambleart8195

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Cafewatercolor Thank you dear

  • @furanku9506
    @furanku95063 жыл бұрын

    u said horrible but its totally fine, i luv ur vids. im not here for the accuracy of ur portraits but lessons that i get in ur vids. learned a lot

  • @notme3252
    @notme32522 жыл бұрын

    This is AMAZING. I might get to 7:44 if I’m lucky and decide she looked like a zombie and scrap it. That’s my problem. I have no vision when I get to that awkward stage 🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @josedelgadocuesta9608
    @josedelgadocuesta96082 жыл бұрын

    Preciosa demostración. Me podías decir que pinceles utilizas. Gracias de antemano.

  • @AnAberration
    @AnAberration4 жыл бұрын

    It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures. erick do u agree?

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    AN Aberration perhaps :) I just try to make a good painting as best as I could 😛 if someone likes it then I called it a success

  • @thokchomjayshree8089
    @thokchomjayshree80893 жыл бұрын

    I am so bad at potrait. But you make it look easy.😀

  • @user-og6bo6tx7h
    @user-og6bo6tx7h3 жыл бұрын

    The Shadow ,when painted on the first or last drawing after the layers have dried???

  • @SuperMorula
    @SuperMorula4 жыл бұрын

    I do a grid to map in the essential features but sometimes that discourages me from painting loosely

  • @BarbrajoanOriginals

    @BarbrajoanOriginals

    4 жыл бұрын

    Moira Stevenson that happens to me too . You get a good likeness but it’s kind of tight.

  • @funksual9852
    @funksual98524 жыл бұрын

    Hi Eric ! Greetings from Indonesia , I want to ask, if you delete a lot of sketches, will it damage the texture of the paper ??? thankyou

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    I draw with 4B lead so it’s very soft, as long as you draw very light you should be ok. Use a kneaded eraser :)

  • @jorgereis9813
    @jorgereis98132 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I just love your work... Will you create an online portrait course? Thanks from Sweden

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    2 жыл бұрын

    At this time no, since there are a lot to cover from head drawing to painting. That being said I do do some real time portrait demo for my art community on Patreon. It is not a usual subject, but I am planning to do more.

  • @jiten6325
    @jiten63253 жыл бұрын

    Which paper we should use for practice

  • @sallywilson3476
    @sallywilson34762 ай бұрын

    Do the eraser marks affect the paint?

  • @LoriJ1962
    @LoriJ19624 жыл бұрын

    That is a beautiful portrait. I’ll attempt portraits somewhere way down the road but for now, do you know of any good figure and portrait drawing instruction online?

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lori Jewett this one! vimeo.com/ondemand/cr1/161442851 I learned so much here! ☺️

  • @LoriJ1962

    @LoriJ1962

    4 жыл бұрын

    Café Watercolor - Eric Yi Lin thank you!!! I will check it out.

  • @moneshal8566
    @moneshal85662 жыл бұрын

    Would you mind doing few more portraits Eric?

  • @tiagodagostini
    @tiagodagostini3 жыл бұрын

    I know this is 1 year old, but I have ot ask. How do you add such transparent (and therefore wet) layers on top of others without creating cauliflowers?

  • @SuperMorula
    @SuperMorula4 жыл бұрын

    Eric, do you wet your paper before painting?

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Moira Stevenson not this one :) when I do portrait I usually just go for it

  • @mikparker4518
    @mikparker45184 жыл бұрын

    I find that I paint lighter because I'm frightened of it staying dark but because of this fear I'm using more layers, any tips would be appreciated. Also, only my thought, if possible could you incorporate some Chinese language in your art or would that complicate matters. It's just I love the language and am currently learning the spoken language.

  • @rudra90085
    @rudra90085 Жыл бұрын

    I need the pic link

  • @judihopewell7148
    @judihopewell71484 жыл бұрын

    Jope you are feeling less blue. It takes time.

  • @heavestlus8764
    @heavestlus87643 жыл бұрын

    Eric, you did show models basic warms-cools and shadows, but the drawing...it is incorrect, proportions of her face are slightly different

  • @mikparker4518
    @mikparker45184 жыл бұрын

    Eric... Not a criticism by any means but did you purposely change the position of her head. On the reference it's tilted to one side. Like I said not a criticism just an observation.

  • @mikparker4518

    @mikparker4518

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh and you can call me Mik, I've not got round to changing it from MP lol

  • @FOHKWOKKHOO_81
    @FOHKWOKKHOO_813 жыл бұрын

    My art homework😑

  • @robertnagy985
    @robertnagy9854 жыл бұрын

    Very nice painting, but the lady on the painting is not the model.

  • @Cafewatercolor

    @Cafewatercolor

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I’m not good with the exact likeness. But her friend recognize her 😛